Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-18
Sfraps aud fafts.

at once.
"A building has been erected near Brigham
Younp's grave for the shelter of party of
men who keep continual guard over it, day
and night.
ExSecretary Belknap is said to be trying
to make an honest living by peddling pa
tent iudelible ink for use by postmasters in
canceling stamps.
- Patterson's lawyers, it is said, will make
the point that, even though his crime may be
felony in South Carolina, it is not in the
District of Columbia, and another that the
power of turning over fugtives from justice
has never been delegated by Congress to the
courts of the district.
President Hayes has been elected a life
member of the Peabody Educational Trust.
He was elected on motion of Tennessee
member, who said it was the desire of all
the Southern members, as tribute to the
good work Mr.. Hayes was doing on behalf Of
Southern education, by his policy of concilia-
tion.
An infuriated Virginian, writing of the
Virginia Stste debt, and of the new law tax
ing drinks, says: "That debt shan't be sad
died over my liquor. No, sir The property
holders are the ones to pay what is to be paid.
If that debt is to be drunk out, it shall not
be done at my expense. I won't drink. 1t,
nor any part of it, shall not be adjusted on
my shoulders, while the man who never
smiles does not pay cent"
At the Queen of Eugland's drawing-room'
receptions, three white feathers must adorn
the hair of married lady and two that of
an unmarried lady. Peeresses and their
daughters are kissed on the cheek by the
Queen, but other ladies of less "high degree"
kiss her majesty's hand. The Princess of
Wales sometimes takes the Queens place at
the "drswing rooms," in which cases the
kisses are dispensed with.
The palm for far.reaching liquor law
must be awarded to Illinois. Recently the
owner of building in Bloomington, used as
a liquor saloon, was compelled to pay $4,000
to the widow of man who threw himself un-
der railroad train in fit of drunkenness
occasioned by drink obtained in the build
ing. The saloon keeper would have been
compelled to pay, but unfortunately for the
owner he was bankrupt, and under the law
the owner has to take his place.
Among the papers left by Andrew john
son, is an original letter from Senator Morton,
requesting that Jefferson Davis be sent to In.
diana for trial. A single sentence will show
its animus: "There will be no difficulty in
getting jury that will do justice to the gov
ernment-and to Davis" 1t appeared from
this that Senator Morton had the "sour ap-
pie tree" already prepared. Mr.. Johnson's
reply was very guarded, and raised question
of Jurisdiction Of the Indiana courts to try the
Confederate President.
A Boston woman is reported to have had
her dead black and tan dog laid out in fine
rosewood coffin covered with flowers and or
namented with silver plate, bearing name
and age. Then she tried to get it buried in
Mount Auburn Cemetery, but, being refused,
got physician to make out burial certi6.
cate that LEO Gilman died of spinal menin-
gifts" and, with the assistance of a fashiona'
bic undertaken, had the dog buried in Cam
bridge Cemetery, the officers thinking the
body to be that of child.
In Washington City, last Friday, Judge
Wright, of Indiana, former Indian Agent,
assailed Columbus Delano, former Secretary
of the Interior, with his cane. Delano re.
ceved two blows and staggered, but did not
fall, though he bled freely. There was but
one blow, when Ex-Solicitor Smith restrained
Wright. Delano was taken in a carriage to
the residence of his son-in-law Mr.. Ames.
Delano had prosecuted, but in Judge Wright's
mind had prosecuted, him for alleged Indian
frauds Deano is quite nervous and excited,
though his wounds are not serious.
- The French Free Masons have long been
divided upon the question as to whether be-
liefin "The Grand Architect of the Universe"
should be dogma of their order. At the
recent Masonic Convention in France, the Sec
ond clause of the constitution, which ran
thus: Free Masonry holds to the principle
of the existence of God and the Immortality
of the SOUL" was altered by an immense ma
iorty to Free Masonry holds to the princl.
ple of an absolute freedom of conscience, and
to the brotherhood of mankind. 1t excludes
no one on account of his belief"
Ex-Governor Gilbert c. Walker gave the
"readiusters" some excellent advice in his
speech before the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce The following is particularly good:
"The true way out of our difficulties is to pay
out. The true readjustment is to readJust
ourselves upon the line of honesty and good
faith, from which, had we followed in the
footsteps of our fathers, we would never have
departed. All we need in Virginia to-day is
an honest, earnest effort to do right" That
last sentence strikes the real difficulty right
in the centre.
"A Chnaman who died in Belleville, N.
j., last week, was buried as he would have
been if he had died in his native land. He
was clothed in the usual Chinese garments,
including hat and shoes, and placed in COM
mon coffin, which was then put in grave
three feet in depth. At the side Of the grave
there were placed a dish containing two
roasted chickens, and another holding rice
and chop.sticks.~ By the side of the dishes a
bottle was put, and in hole at the foot OF
the grave small stone pot Religious cere-
monies were performed, the grave was filled,
and all the property of the deceased-a trunk
and clothing-was burned.
1t appears to be understood that the
President, in his message to Congress, will not
only ask for liberal appropriation for the
army, but will also recommend the increase
of the regular force to about forty thousand
men, such augmentation to be gradual and
for specific purposes, among which will be
noted the employment of surplus officers on
the rolls; the punishment of refractory In
dans the guarding of the Texas border the
prompt suppression Of riots in any part of the
country, and the providing Of employment
for hundreds of deserving men now out OF
work, and fitted to make excellent soldiers.
The message paragraph on the army will be