Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-02-08


bel Green to present their case to the electo'
raj commission. '''''''.. A Jersey City Univer.
salist Church has dismissed their female pas
tor to call male preacher, whereat the fe'
male threatens to start another church with
herself as the pastor .''''''..'Gov. McCresry
of Kentucky, recognizes Nichols IS Governor
of Louisiana, by making requisition on him
for criminal, whose offense was committed in
Louisville .''.'"'A man named John Pierson,
in Jail at Bloomington, ILL.,, has confessed that
he murdered Hon. Murray Mcconnell al
Jacksonville, in February, 1863. .'''''''''sc
numerous are wild ducks and geese in Cali.
fornia, that farmers are compelled to employ
men with lanterns at night to scare the intru'
ders from their fields of grain. ~
~ EDITORIAL INKLINGS. :
A Lively Bride. ..'..a -
"A correspondent writing to us from
Rob Roy, Jefferson county, Arkansas, men
tions marriage which recently occurred in
that vicinity. Mr.. Gravier and Mrs. Temes
we're the happy couple The bride is about
50 years old and a great-grand-mother. At
ter the wedding supper this lively bride open
ed the ball with dance and the whole party
had gay aud festive time. ~.
A Circus and Menagarie at Auction. .,,
ON Monday of last week, Howes Lon
don Circus and Mensgerie was sold by the
sheriff, at auction, in Augusta, Georgia. Al
a matter Of interest we quote from the Cron
icls and Seni.:"el the following prices at which
the animals we're knocked down: 81,
Four royal Bengal tigers and cage, $4,000
5 elephants, $4,000; 6 hyenas, $1,000;
Gland and 2 peccaries, $1,000; l African lion
$4OO; young tiger and 2 goats, $4O0; ]
old lioness and 8 cubs, S4O0; l ostrich and
2 hyenas, $500; 5 panthers, $500; l lionese
and jaguar, $500; beaver, 8 wildcats and
several monkeys, $500; IA birds, l o'possum
and 2 guinea pigs, win cage, $3.50; mon:
keys, 2 cats and l dog, 500; llama and 2
antelopes, with cage, $500; white sacred
COW, $500; pelican and yak, including
cage, $500; partequin and ! bartbeest, tie
only one of the latter in the United States,
$500; elk, 500; camel. $500; zebra,
s mules and small wagon, $500. Wagons
were sold at various prices. and horses at
from $25 to $177.5O each. The total amount
realized by the sale was $52,6S0.50. Every
thing, with the exception of two horses, was
bid in by John j.. Parks, an attache Of the
circus, who represented the creditors of the
concern. The circus and menagerie will re-
main in Augusta until the opening of the
travelling season, when they will again start
on their travels.
The Louisiana Exposures.
- Investigation of Louisians affairs in
Washington continues to reveal q vast amount
of corruption by the Returning BOARD. Of that
State, duplicating not only the members Of
the Board, but prominent politicians, who as
the public know, were indefatigable in ma
nipulating the vote iu such manner as to
show a majority for the party bidding the
highest price. This corruption has even ava
kened members of the Republican party, as
may be inferred from the following Washing:
ton dispatch, dated January 31st: o..
The developments in the Louisiana business
Yesterday and to-day have shocked many of
the most devoted Republicans and thrown a
terrible atmosphere of villainy and venality
about the acts Of Mr.. Wells and bis associates
of the Returning Board. 1t is not questioned
that the Board was in the market, and that
the return would have been made for Tilden
had satisfactory terms been profered, andthe
forged alteration of the returns by direction
of Wells after the count had been concluded,
is also proven apparently beyond the posi-
bility of successful contradiction. 1t is un-
derstood tonight that Maddox will answer
the House committees questions tomorrow,
and, if so the revelations will be very damag.
ing. 1t is now felt on all sides that the acts
of the Louisiana Returning Board will 60 be.
fore the Electoral Commission so tainted with
fraud that they can command but little re-.
spect from any tribunal that possesses judicial
attributes. There is certainly less confidence
felt tonight in the success of Hayes than there
was two days ago.
Grant on South Carolina.
The following paragraph is telegraph
ed from Washington to the Boston Post, and
purports to be the substance of converse
ton recently held between Zach Chandler
and President Grant in regard to Presiden'
tial recognition of the Chamberlain govern.
ment in this State:
Chandler called on Grant last night to be-
seech him to recognize Chamberlain in South
Carolina as we'll as Kellogg in Louisiana.
He received cold comfort. Grants first reply
was ~ am convinced that Hampton was
elected by 1,134 majority" Said Zach :
"What are you going to do about itr IL
don't know" replied the President, thought
fully, II can't conscientiously recognize
Chamberlain, and I don't want to recognize
Hampton. guess will let things remain
in statu quo while longer" The President
further intimated that in his opinion the
Chamberlain Legislature had no legal quo.
rum when it inaugurated Chamberlain and
chose a United States Senator, and conse-
ouently those acts we're nullites. Chamber
lain sent word here yesterday that he had not
received the support he expected from WASH
ington yet, but he hoped to in day or two,
az he was out of money and would soon run
ashore if be did not. The latest developments
in the Louisiana case were laid before Grant
to-day. All that could be got out of him was
the gruff remark, "Is that true1 A fine state
of affairs, fine state of affairs"
The Dying Statesman.
Hon. A. H. Stephens, Of Georgia, is
lying very ill at bis rooms in Washington
Though his condition is more quiet than it
was a few days ago, he is gradually growing
weaker, and his demise may be expected at
an early day. Last Saturday evening Presi,
dent Grant paid the dying statesman kind
visit, and their exchange Of civilities and po.