Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-02-15
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ported to have greatly improved within the
last few days, and he bids fair to recover from
his recent attack. ..l
The American Colonization Society has
sent forty-eight emigrants to Liberia the past
year, at o cost of $17,671. If the money had
been divided among them to keep them at
home, doubtless, they would have been better
of.
The Augusta Conaitutionakst says: "Col.
Wm. Johnston, former President Of the Char.
lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, and
now Mayor of Charlotte, N. g., has recently
invested largely in lands in the vicinity OF
Port Royal. .'...
- Birds are reported dying by the thousand
in New England. where the great depth and
long continuance of the snow prevent their
getting at the seeds and grubs on which they
usually live Many people, both in city and
country, have large Aocks which they. feed
daily, but the great mass are starving to death.
The flag floats over the National Capitol
all the time now the custom is to fly it while
Congress is in session, and, as the Electoral
law makes the whole period from the opening
to the close of the vote-counting one parlia-
mentary day, the flag is kept floating all the
while. .
The condition of the Insane Asylum at
Jackson, La, is appalling. The scanty sup.
ply of food is fast diminishing, while one hun.
dred and eighty -one patients are destitute OF
the most necessary articles of clothing. The
New Orleans papers are calling for public
contributions.
Resolutions have been offered in the
Rhode Island Legislature protesting against
the arrest and imprisonment of the Louisiana
returning board as gross violation of the re-
served rig ghts of the States. It is gratifying
to know that Rhode Island legislator &C.
knowledges that Southern State has any
reserved rights even though the reserva-
ton be in favor of scamps.
james Gordon Benefits dogs were sold
at auction in New York last Wednesday, and
the prices obtained were ridiculoasly low. A
pair of Gordon settlers, worth $1,000, were
sold for $40, four English mastiffs brought
from $12 to $14 each, pug was sold for $50,
and two fine Newfoundland dogs were almost
given away. 1t is said that Mr.. Bennett IN
tends to sell his horses.
-"Blue Dick" Gen. McGowan's war horse,
died at Abbeville last week. Gen. MCGOWAN
bought "Blue Dick" from brother soldier in
the winter of 1864, who had captured him
while in Pennsylvania about the time of the
battle of Gettysburg, the General paying for
his charger $4,000 in Confederate money.
This horse was supposed to be about twenty
three or twenty -four years old. He fell dead
g.. foo ooofh
ing's allowance of corn.
As an instance of the universal thirst
for Office pervading the whole country, the
Griffin (Ga.) Ne,us says that when the re-
ported death of Mr.. Stephens reached his
Congressional district, some nine or ten men
sat np all night writing letters to their friends
informing them of their intention to run tor
Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Stephens, and that many of the
letters were mailed before it was ascertained
that Mr.. Stephens was not dead.
The cold in Russia has been more severe
this winter than for one hundred and fifty.
three wears. In St. Petersburg, on December
20, the thermometer fell to thirty.two degrees
(Reaumur) below zero. Several cabmen were
frozen to death on their seats, and cats, pig
cons and sparrows we're found dead in the
street. Large fires were kept burning at
night by the police for the benefit of the pub
lie, In Moscow the Grand Theatre was
closed for want of audience, the people being
afraid to venture out in the cold.
"A Washington letter says: ut is under
stood that one of the discoveries Of the House
South Carolina committee is that there has
really been no legal election in that State
since reconstruction. The new Constitution
has mandatory provision for the registration
of voters. The carpet-bag and colored Leg
islsture have never passed ahy registration
law, as directed by the Constitution. This
may make another point for the Electoral
commission to unravel."
The region about Bradford, in northern
Pennsylvania, has solved the gas problem.
Some time ago, in drilling for oil, gas vein
wis struck, and ever since, from two inch
lets. flames have belched with terrific noise to
q height of from 25 to 40 feet. The light is
said to be so strong that newspaper may be
read by it half a mile away, while, for con-
siderable distance around, the snow is melted
away. and in some spots the grass and wild
vines have kept green and growing all the
winter long.
The protest to be presented in the Miss
issippi case recites that the new registration
law Of that State requires additional qualih-
cations and oaths for voters in violation of the
State Constitution, while the present acting
Governor is usurper, illegally thrust into
Office, and nominally only State Senator,
and that the certificate given to the Demo
cratic electors is worthless. As the Republi-
can electors in Mississippi regarded the elec-
ton as illegal, they did not meet to cast their
vote for HAYES, and are now content to have
their protest presented as part of the hlsto-
~ of the Presidential election.
A late Washington dispatch says: "Ths
report of the House South Carolina commit
tee is in course of preparation by Representa-
tive Abbott, and is approaching completion.
It will show that there was some intimidation
on the Democratic side, which, however, was
yery much overbalaneed by the counter Re-
publican intimidation. 1t will, as stated, set
forth that the Hayes Electors received fair
majority and that Hampton was fairly elect
ed Governor. The report will be cOuched in
calm, judicial language, and the evident mod
GRAFTON and fairness Of it will undoubtedly
have great effect
"A Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune SAYS: can influential Demo
cratic chairman of one of the leading lnvesti-
Eating committees of the House remarked to-
night that if the final decision OF the electoral
count should be adverse to Governor Iilden,
he will not accept the result without further
testing his rights in the courts. The last sec.
tion Of the compromise bill provides that
.either of the parties in interest, notwlthstand'
e .La aopo nn;ss;on shall not he