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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-05
The fartl1 aud fireside,

Tools FOR YOUNG PEoPLE.-Buy tools for
your boys, and if you have no boys, buy tools
for your girls. 1t will not hurt any girl to
learn to drive nail or saw board and do it
we'll, and if she knows how, she will, without
any doubt, many times find it convenient no
matter what may be her fortune in life. For
every one it will be great advantage to cu!-
tivate mechanical skill-no one has too much
of it. Nothing will be handler or be accept
able on more occasions than to know how to
use few common TOOLS TO begin with, the
outfit need not cost over $40, but we will say
$25. For this he may buy square, a jack
plane, smoothing plane, hand-axe, ham,
mer, draw shave, some dividers, bit stock
and half dozen bits, a half dozen chisels, a
bench. screw-a small bench he can make; a
few files, milestone, handsaw, a rip saw,
and a screw driver. Then with the rest of
the $25 he can buy little wire, an assortment
of screws, few of kind, an assortment OF
nails, and small quantity of pieces of board
of various dimensions. The tools should be
of good quality. In little time some of
these will be broken or lost, but what of it 7
So is money lost or thrown away. 1t is
profitable training for every one to learn how
to use money properly. To learn they need
to begin early, under good instruction. $50
in money may be spent in thousand ways
for things which will DO less good than the
tools. Although this may seem to some a
large amount to pay for tools, $25 would be
considered small item as an inheritance for
young man. Then buy the children some
tools, and they will learn to make many play
things for themselves, and be less likely to get
into bad company. They will be happier,
wiser, better; they will have stronger at
tachment for home, and greater love for
parents, and these are priceless fortune to
any young man or woman, fortune which
cannot be lost by any failure of banks or de-
probation in real estate.-RuraL Neau Yorker
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-05

TT is bright, newsy EVENING PAPER, and
lis edited with ability by MessrseJAMES r.
RANDALL and p A. STOVALL. It is theonly
afternoon paper in the South that publishes the
Telegraphic dispatches of the New York Associa-
ted Press. In its columns will be found all the
news that comes by telegraph, and the telegraph
ic market reports received up to the time Of going
to press.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY.
THE EVENING SENTINEL is the official
paper of the city of Augusta.
@- All who want cheap paper should sub
scribe for it. TERMs-$4 per year; 81 for six
months, and 81 for three months.
@- Send for specimen copies. Address,
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November As tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-05

A REVOLUTION INDEED.-During slavery
owned one of the blacklist as we'll as mean.
est negro men in South Arkansas. He was
known in the neigborhood as Crow Sam.
used to thrash Sam about twice week.
Steal he'd steal from himself and then deny
it. Well, when the war came on he was one
of the first to turn against me. He went in.
to the army and served till the surrender
After peace was made I moved over into an
adjoining county and went to work trying to
repair my broken fortune. One day negro
that I had working for me knocked down
one of my horses, which so enraged me that
struck him several times with my cane. He
went away and returned with constable
who summoned me to appear next day be.
fore magistrate. Officers were not quite so
numerous then as now, and the magistrates
office was several miles away. Well, sir,
when got there who SHOULD I see on the
bench but old Crow Sam. He was fat and
greasy, and had on an enormous pair of spec.
tacles. When everything had been made
ready court was opened, and old Sam giving
me searching look, remarked:
"'Pears that I've seed you afore."
"Look here, SAM" said, II don't like to
be mixed up this way. Try to settle the af:
fair without malice"
"De law am gwine to BIB its direck course
said Sam. "Things hab kinder changed since
We we're in business together, but the prin'
ciple of de nigger bavn't revoluted. Dis mig
ger is as big a rascal asI used to be. Mars
John, I'll discharge you, Ainging de black ape
in de cost"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-05
INTERVIEWING A CONDUCTOR.

The late Jim Fisk once interviewed con-
ductor on the Erie Railroad in this way
"You are conductor on the Erie, | be-
lieve?"
eyes, sir"
"How long have you been on the road?"
Fifteen years"
"Worth some property, learn?
"Some."
"Have very fine house in Oswegof Cost
you some $4,000, $4,000, or $50,OO0%
"Yes, SIR"
"some money invested in bonds, I am told p
eyes, sir"
"Own farm near where you reside?"
eyes, sir"
"Had nothing when you commenced as con-
ductor on our road p
"Nothing to speak OFF"
"Made the property since"
eyes, sir"
"Been at work for no other parties?"
"No; but have been saving my money
and invested it to good advantage"
"Well, sir, what will you give to settle
Of course, you cannot pretend to say you
have acquired this property from what you
have saved from your salary? You will not
deny that you have pocketed great deal Of
money belonging to the railway-at least
$4,000 or $60O0O3 Now, sir, what will you
give to settle, and not be disgraced, as you
certainly will be if trial is brought and you
are compelled to give up the property you
profess to own, but which in reality belongs
to the company"
"Well, I had not thought of the matter
For several years l have been running my
train to the best of my ability. Never looked
at the matter in this light before. Never
thought I was doing anything wrong. I have
done nothing more than other conductors
tried to earn my salary and get it, and think
I've succeeded. don't know that owe the
company anything. If you think do, why
there's little difference of opinion, and |
don't want any trouble over it. Ihave nice
family, nice father and mother, and relatives
all of good standing they would feel bad to
have me arrested and charged with dishones.
ty. 1t would kill my wife. She has every
confidence in me, and the idea that would
take penny that did not belong to me, would
break her heart. don't care for the matter
myself; but on account of my family and
relatives, if you won't say anything more
about it, I'll give you say-a dollar"
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17

you will find that he has a soft spot in his
heart, IL is not enough to say am sorry
for that man, that will not do, you must
do ike Christ did, go and take him by
the hand, and tell him that your soul
goes out to him, and you will find by this
action and kind words that you will touch
the soft spot in that mans nature, and
will no doubt be the means Of not only
rescuing him from a drunkard's grave, but
will also make Christian of him. We
can reach a mans heart by words of
Kindness but we cannot drive him.
The men who were sitting on the stage
were saved through moral suasion. We
went to them and said brothers our souls
go out to you, and we know that you
can DE saved fromyour misery through the
grace of God and by signing the pledge
The speaker here related his own expe-
rience as drunkard, and the means of
his reformation. Continuing he said
when yousee those men slumbering along
the street, do not place block in their
way, but 20 to them, and tell them that
you feel sorry for their condition, and
show them the way of reformation. II
the angels ever weept tears ofjoy around
the throne Of omnipotence they ween
those tears tonight over the sight that is
presented of these reformed men who are
seated upon this stage. And so | say to
you again, never put straw in the way
of struggling man. | expect to keep
my life rs spotless as possible, and If ever
place straw as IA stumbling block in
the way of struggling man, may my
right arm fall palsied at my side. We
should never place "A straw in their way
but cndeavor to help them even if they
fell seventy-seven times.
After "a few surther remarki. he closed,
by announcing that collection would be
taken up, and he made a very earnest
appeal, TO those present that they would
reapond hberally, after the collection had
been taken up. The Excelsior qlrartette,
rendered some very fine vocal music.
Mr.. Samuel =. Goodwin of Philadelphia
was next introduced, and a short but
very fervent address. He was followed
by Mr.. G.. G. Hancock, of the same city,
who also made short and pointed ad-
dress. The exercises closed by singing
the doxology and benediction by Rev.
Mr.. Thompson.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17
THE MARKETS.

The Street market this morning, was
dull, and there was no change In the
prices. The only new article offered for
sale was green pears which sold at 25 q
IS cents per half peck. The fish market
was well supplied with shad and herring
the supply of former amounted to
abont 5000, and Of the latter about 5000
In consequence of the coed supply pri-
e4s were lower, the finest shad bringing
only 80 cents per pair. while medium
sized once were selling very slswly at
40 cents per pair.
Herring sold slow at 20 cents per
dozen.
The prices Of other articles were as
follows
Beef steak, 16al8c; sirloin, 1sa2Oc !;
roast, 14a20c; corned, Sa12c Clipped,
25a30c; pork, 10c; ham sliced, 16al8c ;
wholesale, 12c shoulders, 10a12c fitch,
11a12c; sausage, 10c scrapple, 7aSc; pud-
ding, 16c hog's-head cheese, 12c; lard,
10c; mutton, 10a12c; chops, 16a18e veal,
10a16c; outlets, 18a20c; turkeys, 15c. per
h.; chickens, 12al4c ducks, 12a13c ;
butter, fresh, 35a3Sc. York State,
35cper pound; eggs, 15c; potatoes,
10al2c per half peck /; sweet potatoes,
12a15c; apples, 35a45c. per half peck /;
onions, 18c walnuts, 12c !; shellbarks. SC
per quart; cranberrfes 12c lima beans,
12c; soup beans, SC; honey, 25c per
pound cabbage, 6ai0c per head; tur-
nips, SC. pei half peck celery good, 1Oc
per stalk; parsnips, base per bunch |;
beets, 15c per half neck.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17
Congress Yesterday.

In the United States Senate, yesterday =,
Mr.. Howe's resolution requesting the
President to communicate certain in
formation in regard to the employment
Of w. r. Whitaker in the internal reve-
nue., or as assistant treasurer at New Or =
leans, was passed, as was also substi-
tute by Mr.. Davis (West Val calling
upon the Secretary of the Treasury for
information In relation to balances due
from collectors of internal revenue not in
of1ce, what amount has been settled by
compromise, &c. Senate bill regulating
the appointment of midshipmen and en-
gineers in the Naval Academy, at Anna
polls, was passed, as was also the bill to
incorporate the National Pacific Railroad
and Telegraph Company.
In the House, a bill was passed au-
thorizing the issue of passports free to
colored citizens going 10 Brazil. The
bill providing form of government for
the District of Columbia was put upon
its passage and defeated-yeas "a, nays
124-but the vote was afterwards recon-
sidersd and the bill recenitUed to tine
District committee. The House held an
evening session, at which about fifty
pension bills were passed, as wrs also a
bill for the relief of The heirs of the late
James Monroe, an officer in the revolu-
tionary army, and subsequently Presi-
dent OF the United States.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17
An Interesting Case.

An interesting trial before referees
come off in Esquire Hagany's Office, yes
terday afternoon, the parties being Goth
hold, McCook & Co, of Philadelphia,
plaintiffs, and David Lemon of this city
defendant The suit was brought for the
recovery of $28, ,25, for twenty boxes OF
marsh mallows Ia kind of confectionery
which the plainriffs sent to the defendant
on December 10th last, aud which the
defendant returned, excepting two
boxes, on the 14th of January. The
plaintiffs made suit on the ground that
the goods wero not returned until after
theChristmas holidays, when there was no
market for them, the defendants plea
was that the goods were in hard, un-
salable condition, and that he ordered
his clerk to return them within day or
two after their reception, " hich he failed
to do. The quantity disposed of was not
quite two boxes. The case was fully ar
gusd for the plaintiffs by BENZ. MIelds,
Esq, and for the defendant by Chas. b.
Lore, Esq, after which the referees
Messrs. Allan Gawthrop, John w.
Walker and NJ. l.. Observation-Disclosures
verdict in favor of the plaintiffs for the
full amount of their claim. Tho defend
ant will take an appeal and carry the
case TO court.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17
PUBLIC SALE
Real Estate!

VIII be sold at Public Sale, on Thursday,
the 9th day of May next, com mencing at
O'CLOCK. p. M, on the premises on the
south side of Market street bridge, the fol-
lowing described real estate, being the pro-
perty of Margaret Ehart, to wit:
No. l. A lot of land situated on the south
side of Market street, being 100 feet front,
and running back to depth OF 3S3k feet,
with two-story frame dwelling house and
stable thereon erected.
No. @ A lot of land situated near the
above, being 1856 feet inches front on Mar
ket street. and running back 800 feet IL
inches, with a double two-story brick
dwelling house, brick stable, and frame
carriage house, thereon erected.
No. 8. A triangular lot, with a front on
Market street of 205 feet inches, and run
ming back 429 feet * inches, with two two
story frame houses, thereon erected.
the plot of the grounds of the above pro-
petty can be seen at the Auction rooms of
L. w. Stidham d Son, No. III e. Fourth
| street.
Terms and conditions made known on
day OF sale.
apl7-eodtmaIitmas Auctioneer.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17
The Condition of Thomas.

VIM. Thomas, the wife murderer, now
confined in New Castle Jail, was in
rather a critical condition, yesterday,
from the effects of the wound in his
throat, which he inflicted after he had
murdered mis- wife. The stitches in the
wound broke, and as it was deemed in
advisable to take them up again, surgi-
cal pins were inserted in each end of the
cash, and secured with silk to keep the
wound closed. Previous to the opera
ton, which was perfound by Drs. Max
well, Rust and Thos. r. Kane, Thomas
was given drink of whiskey, but fully
one half of the hquor ran out Of the
wound instead of passing down the
throat. 1t is said that erysipelas has set
in, and though DIR. Maxwell has strong
hopes of restoring the man to health,
Others would not be surprised to hear of
his death at any time.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17
New Castle Letter.
MEETING OF CITY CoUNCIL-CoMMITTEn
AND APPoINTMRNTs-oTHE NOTES.
NEw n Asrru A rr;i ~ 1Q7x

ADH AiNpo tlIf COuN mB
AND APPoISrMRNTs-orH NOTES.
NEW CASTLE, April II, 1878.
City Council held an adjourned meet
Ing last evening, e. L. Jemison in tho
chair.
On motion Council proceeded to elect
officers for the ensuing year, when VIM,
Herbert was elected President. On TAX
ing the chair he thanked them for the
honor conferred upon him for this the
second time and would try in all things
to fulfill the duties incumbent upon
him.
Council then proceeded to elect a
clerk. There being three applicants, the
Chair appointed Messrs. Keegan and
Jemison tellers, who declared that 5
votes had been given for L, Il. Eliason,
ana he was declared elected unanimous
ly:
In few appropriate words he return
ed thanks for the honor conferred and
confidence confided in him.
On motion the President proceeded to
appoint the following standing commit
| tees:
On finance-Jemison and Riding.
On pumps-Keegan and Barr.
On streets and highways-J emison an d
Barr.
On lamps-Keegan and Riding.
On health and nuisances- Jemison
and Keegan
On harbor-Riding and Jemison.
On police-Barr and Keegan.
On motion of G. l.. Jemison, the Presi-
dent was added to the committees on
streets and highways and finance.
On motion of G. l.. Jemison the pre-
cept was ordered directing the Assessor
to proceed with making the assess
ment.
On motion Council went into execu-
tive session having under consideration
the police appointments. On the doors
being opened the nominations of the
Mayor were oonfimred as follows: John
Nj. Hanson, VIM. Weldon and Gardner
Sands.
On motion the Mayor was instructed
to have the northeast wall of the Coun-
Gil chamber stripped and plastered and
put in good order.
On motion Council adjourned subject
to the call of the Mayor.
James Cannon will in few days be-
gin the erection of dwelling on Union
street between Delaware and Harmony
streets.
The West side Of Union street above
Delaware is sadly in need of curbing,
now that there is a church and other
buildings being erected on that side. The
establishing of grades in the western
portion of our city is another very i'm
portant matter and should receive at
tention from Council.
The lighting of Seventh street, below
South, is very indifferent, in fact what
light there is Is only enough to make the
darkness visible There Is constantly
increasing traffic on this street going and
csming from Dobbinsville, tho Delaware
Iron Works and the wooden mill.
We were somewhat amused last even
ing, whilst awaiting for City Council to
convene, to hear party ask what was
the cause Of the gathering. Being told
that the police appointments were to be
made, he remarked, care they ?" whilst
he handed in an application.
On Saturday evening, the 9th inst.
the st. Mary's Pioneer corps, Of your
city, will give dramatic entertainment
| in the Court House, for the benefit Of st
Peters corps Of this city.
Prof Wilson, the magician, was in
this city, last evening, trying to mako ar
| rangements for one or two of his enter
tainments. We are sadly in need Of a
Hall.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17
General News.

nteIlns of the Philadelnbia nrh
kons ana in booksellers held yesterday
|t5a |N w w opposition to that proyis.
b,y % ot WOOD tariff bill which fixes
,r" ou books at 20 per cent ad
we're unanimously adopted.
|Daary rn|,ry injunction was issued vos.
|tf fB,S,nlng Bot,nln the Emigrant Savings w
Ev pos,2n rs',u; from doing business'S
h i, dloI,ctlve do,3lv law was not applied
|wbicJSo JSouot as to the solvency Of the
|not r.. .lle passage of ono dividend
l. 80 5'SSiaaedy. The bank owes de-.
b. l,,%o, l,,,, ,oo9, and it is believed
A''er In time will be paid in
camSa ateu losses by the Clarksville
|5ce eVoo9gllagration og is $3.50, ,OOo' A'siiie VIII,
Il beo,n n, nearly 100000. Work has
h Ji,,.;c Jn commenced to rebuild tha a
|in a .te, &c.,, The people still con.
lg in fr"" ra,e OF o. excitement, many
\ btt.rr nom the country. An in.
6ckS an1 feeling prevails between
at any @ s, whites, and a row Is az.
,g,a Terms of settlement ho4,.o =,
Eid t" 't tbd rhe German government
| Ei@sUnlIih,e,a @ Ihe attack upon German
a pots 'aek' ue In Nicaragua, in 1s76
Ute of tbe ~ regret Tor that affair,
b to be eIe m,;1 German flag, $50, 900 in,
of tba blu pun. punishment of the nartieu UU,tin.
pity Of Of ~ SS.Iack' S6a and an additiona' maj
|oytrnmssnn,3o to be paid tue Ger. @
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17
THE SPHINX HORROR.
SIM 9th ering 500 Carcassians In
order TO Save the Ship.

Lloyd's agent at Larnaca, Cyprus, In
a letter dated March %, furnishes full
particulars of the burning of the Aus
trian Lloyd's steamer Sphinx, near
Cape Ella, in the early part of last
month, by which 500 Uarcassian refu-
gees lost their lives. 1t appears that
the Sphinx was on her way to Lattach-
Ia from Cavala with about three thou
sands Carcassians on board. Oa March
8, at ten minutes past sevan q. m. she
was doubling the Kuts Rock, of Cape
st. Andrew, with strong wind from
southeast, with the intention of going
to Famagusta to wait for better wealth
sr and take in provisions for the emf
grants. At 8 p. m. there was a strong
gale from the southeast, which shifted
to the west, then to the north, returned
at last to southeast. At that time the
ship would no longer obey the rudder
and a heavy sea striking the vessel
washed forty refugees from the fore
castle. Gould not put back to AlexAn-
drette as the batcbes were open, and
being afraid that the sea would fill the
hold, coupled with the fact that the
Carcassians would not allow them to
be closed for fear of being suffocated.
Toward sunset made out Cape Gregs,
and was about six miles from the south
Of Famagusts. At quarter to seven
moke was seen coming out of the
forehatch, and the vessel shipping
heavy seas. A little later she ground
ed on sand bank; one heavy sea drove
her on the the coast, and she sprang a
leak. There was no working of the
engines.
BATAK AVENGED.
Meanwhile the fire increased, and
the confusions and cries of the Carcass
cassians are said to have been some
thing awful. Seeing that the fire
could not be put down the matches
were closed with the consent of the
Carcassiana, and so upward of five
hundred lives were sacrificed to save
the rest. During the night attempts
were made to extinguish the fire, but
without success. On the 9th the SUR
viving cmigrants were landed. The
captain and crew fled from the wreck,
as the CaIcassians threatened to muir.
der them. Two days afterward the
French gunboat Lewis received on
board the capsain and crew, who had
taken refuge at Tricomo, and the fol-
lowing day Her MAZE, ty's ship Co
quette received on board the first lieu
tenant of the Sphinx, who was also
hiding at Tricomo. The Circassians
robbed the ship before leaving her, of
every thing that Was portable-plate.
linen. furniture and all the clothing of
the officers. The Circassians had fires,
it is said, in the hold, to keep them
selves warm and to cook with, and it is
not surprising that the FIRE originated
from, the accidental upsetting Of one
of their stoves. The Sphinx is COM
plstely destroyed from bow to mid
ships, and all that Is expected to be
saved 10 the engines.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17
Letter from Samuel Townsend
For the Gazette.


Mr.. EDIToR:-I see by yours and other
Wilmington papers, our old friend DIR.
Chaytor, is dead. / was sorry to hear it,
some persons stated in the paper that
DIR. or Captain Chaytor was probably
the last survivor of the Delaware Co.
K, in the Mexican war. We have living
in Appoquinimink hundred, within one
and half miles Of this place, Nicholas
Barlow, who was a private in said COM
paAy K, and was in the battle under
General Worth, in storming the Malino
del Ray. In that battle, their Col. Il be-
hevs named Graham) and several other
officers were killed. Barlow was in all
the battles near the city Of Mexico, and
Its final capture, and returned home, he
and his brother Felix, without even re-
csiving a scratch. They both enlisted in
the late civil war in the third Delaware
regiment. Both returned home again
without receiving scratch. Felix has
since died, Nicholas is still living and
well.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
Townsend, April IL, 1878.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-17
CHERIFF'S SALE

@ HERIFF'S SALE
y By virtue o. a writ OF Levari Fa-
clas, TO me directed, will be exposed to
Public Sale, at the
HOTEL OF VIM. B. HOLLIS,
At Townsend, in Appoquinimink hun
dred, New Castle county, Delaware,
ON FRIDAY,
THE 3RD DAY OF MAY, 1873,
At o'clock, p. M, the following described
Real Estate. viz: All that certain farm,
plantation or tract OF land situate in Black
bird hundred. formerly AppoQuinimink
hundred, In the county of New Castle and
State of Delaware, bounded by the Public
Road leading from Taylor's Bridge TO
Fleming's Landing by lands of Daniel
Corbit and the heirs Of James Rogers, de-
ceased, and by Scott M. E. Negro burying
ground, containing one hundTe ed and sew
enty acres, more or less, with large two
story frame dwelling house. kitchen,
stables, granary, corn crib, smoke house,
&C., and two tenant houses, thereon erect
ed.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property OF Thomas q. Hammill and Ellen
b. g. Hammill, his wife, and Thomas
Tozier, t. t., and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sherift's Office, New Castle, April 18th,
1875. sp17 -3tawts