Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-11-28
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- The latest development Of the Grant talk
is out in Illinois, and takes the shape Of a
story that the Logan and Oglesby men in the
Legislature will finally conclude to drop their
favorites and give the senstorship to the ex-
President 'h' 49, - '.' -'.'''
- In Cincinnati the theatres are open on
Sunday evening, as we'll asa great number
of small variety halls in which beverages are
sold. There is no law against Sunday enter.
tainments there, but the clergymen are uni.
ting in an effort to-stop what they regard as
a desecration of the Lords day. 7.n 49,, -.
"A Washington correspondent Of the Phil
adelphia Press, telegraphs that Blaine is loom
ing up rapidly as the Republican candidate in
1880. He says many Republicans who oppos.
ed the Senator's nomination at Cincinnati,
now confess their mistake and declare their
purpose to work for him in 1880. sDLs
= The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has
lust decided that an inn.keeper is bound to
pay for goods stolen from his guests, unless
stolen by servant or companion of the guest.
The court declared that it was the inn-keep-
er's duty to provide honest servants, and to
exercise an exact vigilance over all persons
coming into his house as guests or otherwise.
- The sentence passed upon Edwin c. Hay
den, convicted at Montpelier, VT, of the
murder of his wife, is indeed fearful one.
He is to endure servitude of nearly two
years at hard labor in the penitentiary, then
three months in solitary confinement, after
which he is to be hung on the first Friday
after the first Tuesday of January, 1881.
Railroad stockholders will be interested
in decision just given by the Supreme Court
of the United States. 1t is held that in the
case of municipal aid to railroads, the recital
printed on bonds that the election required
by law was duly, held is sufficient in the hands
of an innocent holder to estop the municipality
from Offering to show that no such election
took place. ]. b. a'-
- One John Brinton, living somewhere in
Iowa, had fancy some yeas ago that Jerusa-
lem would be good point for the establish
of a whiskey saloon. His wife called him
fool and refused to 90 with him. He divided
his little property and went alone. He has
been successful, and she has now joined him.
Foreign visitors are numerous, especially
Americans and Englishmen, and Johns ga
loon is appreciated.
- The editor presented bill for eight years
back subscription. The old farmer was at first
amazed and then indignant He put on his
spectacles, scrutinized the bill, and after as
suring himself that it was genuine, he ex-
claimed: "Tve been supportin' this yere paper
for nigh onto eight years, and l never had
no such things US that flung at me before.
IN stop supportin' it." He not only with
drew his valuable support, but failed to pay
the bill.
- Commodore Vanderbilt, short time
before his death, said to Bishop McTyeire
"Bishop, don't you know that there are very
few businesses that can afford to pay ten per
cent. Suppose three men start in life with
$1,000 each let the, first man invest his
money in some good business; let the second
invest his in good business let the third
man lend his money to the other two at ten
per cent, and in years he will have all the
money. ....i IL.
"A correspondent of the London Standard
gives an account of the fruits of Afghanistan,
which recalls to mind the report of the lsra.
eltish spies on their return from the brook of
Eschol. He says: "The fruit all along the
line of march is cheap, and in great quantity.
As for its quality, l have never seen it equal.
ed in any country in the world. There is
one kind of grape of which it is no exaggera-
tion to say that each one is the size of large
walnut, and the bunches are often so long
that tall man cannot hold them clear of the
ground" r... ..
- The survivors of the six hundred who
rode in the famous charge of Balaklava, dined
together at the Alexandra Palace on the an
niversary of the charge. No public announce
ment was made of the dinner. The chair was
taken by Mr.. 10y Smith, Qate esergeant:maj
eleventh hussars,) and upwards Of eighty
urvivors-including representatives of the
fourth, eighth and eleventh hussars, the thir-
teenth light dragons and the seventeenth
lancers-sat down. Speeches were made, and
the memory of Lord Cardigan was drunk in
solemn silence. 1t was announced that the
survivors will meet every forthcoming ami
versary at Alexandria Palace.
- Senator Lamar, of Mississippi, says Presi-
dent Hayes will find nothing occurring in the
South to Justify any abandonment of his
Southern policy, or departure from it. Mr..
Lamar says the election in Mississippi was at
peaceable as any election in the world could
be, and there was no organization of the Dem
ocratic party in the State. He says the South
is more solid in favor of se!fpreservatiou
than divided as to national politics. In regard
to the next Presidency, Mr.. Lamar says no
man in the nation is more honored and be-
loved in the South than Senator Bayard, of
Delaware, and be would be quite as enthusi-
astically supported by the Southern people as
Hendricks or Thurman, if nominated by the
Democratic Convention. ..,.
The recent abduction of the body of A.
T. Stewart from the final resting place, has
brought to light some startling revelations in
regard to grave robbers. The latest and
most blood.curdling of these comes from
Cleveland, Ohio. An organized band of
grave robbers is said to exist in that vicinity,
who act by signs and countersigns with ply
sicians of the highest responsibility, and test
the fitness of body as subject for the dis
secting board by pulling the ear, and if this
member comes off in the effort, the body Is
known to be too far decomposed to be Of use
to the searchers after medical science. Sever
al graves have been examined, and an ear was
found pulled from the head of many of heoc-
cupants An investigation into this mutila-
tion of the human bodies has been commen-
ced by the authorities of Cleveland.
The electric light has not been put into
practical use to any extent as yet, but in a
month or six weeks Edison proposes to show
what he can do toward lighting the New Jer-
sey village of Menlo Park with it. He is as
we'll as ever again, has patented the light in
England, and is now putting up brick build
ing, 125 feet long, for his local experiments.
With an eighty horse engnie, he intends to