Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20


down. Ten years ago a young student, des.
pairing and in love, blew out his brains in the
room which he was occupying, and just one
year afterward another student committed
suicide in the same room, after losing his
money in gambling house. The proprietor
of the hotel was alarmed at the fate of these
unhappy students, and the room was trans
formed into a lumber-closet. A few months
afterward, waiter, who had been accused of
theft crept into this lunber-room and hanged
himself. The superstitious hotel keeper was
now in despair. He surrendered the lease
and abandoned the chamber of death. The
hotel was repeatedly sold, but its reputation
was uncanny and nobody could thrive there.
A strong minded druggist took possession of
the premises and carried on his business there,
but finding his wife had deceived him, retired
to the fatal chamber and there poisoned him
self with his own drugs. The whole quarter
was up in arms and demanded that the room
should be walled up, but the new owner only
laughed at the fears of his neighbors. and de-
clared that he meant to occupy the chamber
himself. At last notice was given that the
place was to be pulled down to make room
for the Boulevard ST. German. An indem'
nifty of $4,000 was demanded, but refused,
and the jury having decided that S17 900 was
ample compensation, the owner grew despon-
dent, and declared he was ruined man. A
month ago he asked permission to visit the
old premises before they were pulled down.
His request was granted, and nothing more
was heard of him until the workmen found
him hanging by the neck in the same ROOM
Neauark Advertiser.
How LIQUORS ARE MADE.-At the recent
meeting of the American Temperance Union
in Cooper Institute, New York, Mr.. Eli John
son said 1.-TWO years ago prominent wine
importer died in this city. Among his books
no record of single invoice of wine was found,
but in his cellar machinery for making it was
discovered. There are beer factories which
can make beer in fifteen minutes, without
particle of hops or malt. had heard that
drummers ofliquors no longer carried around
samples ofliquors They took box of drugs
instead, from which to manufacture their
wares. For long time 1 tried to obtain
similar box, but failed to do 80. Finally q
Young physician committed suicide, induced
by use of poisonous liquor. Among his ef'
fects was found one of these sample cases.
Here it is" The lecturer showed black tin
box. in which were several bottles containing
colored liquid He continued: "1n this box
were essential oils for making eight kinds of
brandy, six ofwhisky, four of gin and two of
wine. Each of these bottles is guaranteed to
make twenty gallons of liquor. There is a
house in this city that manufactures these ar
ticles. This bottle of oil made by them con-
tains material for twenty gallons OF French
brandy. They also issue book Of directions, ;,
which he showed, (which specifies one hun
dred different oils for manufacturing drinks.
All are made of different parts of alcohol,
water, sugar, tartaric acid and other delete,
rious ingredients, together with the essential
oil. The oil is the only change made in any
of them. The bottle is guaranteed to make
twenty gallons of port wine. 1t is what phy'
sicians order for sick people"