Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-02-01

es, but individual consumption. The inhabi-
tants of some villages are travelling several
miles for water.
The taxpayers of Mississippi certainly
have cause for rejoicing over the overthrow
of the carpet-bag government in that State.
During 1876, under Democratic admins
tration, the State expenditures were $330,000
less than under Governor Ames, in 1875.
The Turks hsve rather severe way Of
Furnishing delinquent taxpayers. 1t consists
in tying them to tree, and then pouring down,
from respectable height, on their heads,
bucketfuls Of cold water; then whipping and
Gaming them on the strength of what is left of
Them.
At the recent election in the, New Jersey
legislature for United States Senator, every
member was present. Forty are Republicans
and forty.one are Democrats. Mr. Freling.
huysen's vote was forty and Mr.. Macphersons
forty.one, the former being the Republican
and the latter the Democratic nominee.
1t is announced from Washington that
the Supreme Court Justices were consulted
before their names were inserted in the con-
ference report, and agreed to serve They
did not think the dignity Of the court would
be lowered by their acting in the proposed
tribunal .s.
"A Washington telegram says: "Gen. NJ.
G.. Butler, of South Carolina, who was elected
United States Senator by the Hampton Leg
islature, and Col. Haskell, chairman Of the
South Carolina Democratic Committee, have
arrived in Washington. 1t is said they are
here to refute the charges that Hampton was
or is Indifferent to Tilden's prospects,"
Judge David Davis, who has been re-
Gently elected to the United States Senate
from Illinois in place of Gen. John A. Logan,
is classed as liberal Republican. He voted
for Greeley when the latter was candidate,
and at the recent election for Hayes. He
has declared his purpose not to resign his seat
on the supreme bench until the 4th Of March.
A novel wager has been reported, which
attracts attention in London clubdom. An
officer of the Royal Horse Guards has backed
himself against certain sporting Baronet to
ride ten miles across fair hunting country,
while snail crawls ten inches on creased
board. At last advices the snail was in splen-
did condition, and taking daily afternoon
crawl. Odds, five to four on the snail.
"A letter from London to the New York
World says: "Inever recollect the time when
the domestic trade of England was in 80 de-
pressed and wretched state as it is now.
Go where you will and ask whom you will,
and you will hear the same thing. There is
nothing doing; we think ourselves lucky if
we can pay our expenses.'. As for the de-
mand from the United States for English
goods, it seems to be almost thing of the
past. The great steamers 60 out from Liver.
pool or London in ballast week after week"
- Brother Field, one of the most active
members, was carrying home Jug Of rum,
when he was met by one Of his neighbors, who
inquired if he was going to have a raising, a
log-rolling, or some other kind of frolic.
ooh! no." replied Field, nothing, only
brother Morrison is going to preach at my
house tomorrow, and he always thinks he
can preach little better if he takes dram
before be begins and to tell the truth, al
ways think can hear little better ifI take
a dram, too."
Bill Clark, colored class.leader in Geor-
gia, visited brothers hen-roost, fell and
broke his neck. The pastor of his church was
terrible bothered to get his funeral sermon in
proper shape so that brother Clark's charac-
ter would not suffer. He went at the job in
this manner: "There are circumstances con.
nected with his death that are perplexing.
If, after he fell and before he struck the
ground, he repented of his sins, there can be-
no question but that he is now in glory but
there was mighty little time for him to think
about ii"
OF Senator Conkling's great speech in
favor of the Electoral bill, Washington let.
ter says: "He had an audience which for
numbers, intelligence, beauty and rank have
never been surpassed in the modern debates
in the Senate chamber, if ever. His argu.
ment was pronounced, at its conclusion, to be
the greatest effort of his life, and its effect was
most marked upon all who listened to it. One
of the most effective points of Mr.. Conkling
was when he demonstrated conclusively that
the bill was much less open to objection than
the Electoral bill of Senator Morton, which
was pressed so warmly by that senator"
Captain Willard Glazier, of Boston, has
Just returned to that city after horseback
ride to San Francisco. He started on the
9th of May, 1876, and reached his destination
on the oath of November. The actual number
of days in the saddle was IA, which gives an
average of twenty-eight miles and one.seven-
tenth per day. The captain tested the merits
of 1923 hotels, farm houses and ranches, and
made special visits to 100 public institutions
and places of resort. He killed three buffa-
loe, eight antelopes and twenty-five prairie
wolves, was captured by the Sioux, killed two
of them, escaped and came east by railroad.
1t became necessary in the course of hu
man events, to hang negro at Warrenton,
Missouri, Friday, January 19. The colored
man being a poor talker, his counsel, an able
gentleman, took the scahold and addressed
the crowd. He expressed beliefin his clients
innocence, and spoke of him in such pleasant
terms that one-half the people present felt in
clined to intercede and put stop to the pro-
ceedings. 1t is proposed now that if this
thing is to be fashionable, the prosecuting at
torney be allowed to appear and close the ar
gument in each case. This would be very en-
Pertaining, and would have tendency to en-
courage new school ofscafold oratory.
Olive Harper, who has been writing to
newspapers, from various parts of the world
during the past few years, delivered a lecture
on "The Cross and Crescent" in San Francis.
co recently. She said the Turkish women are
short and fat, ignorant, extravagant, deceit
ful and gossipy. They are Informed and not
handsome, and make unfaithful wives. Of
the men, she said "There are no men more
ignorant than the rank and file of the Turk
ish army. The Turks, as rule, are courage
GUS, and, at the same time, gentle and kind,
except in war, when they rival the worst tribes
of Indians by their acts of cruelty and bru-
talty. They are not educated, speak in met