Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-20

ing the bankrupt lev.
- A young Oil City man calls his girl Re-
venge, because she is sweet
- In the South Carolina public schools there
are $40 more colored children than whites.
"A terrible explosion occurred in Lam
cashre England mine, on the 9TH instant,
by which 232 miners we're killed.
- Many men think they are supporting a
newspaper, when in fact they only owe the
printer.
- Clara Louise Kellogg says men are only
fit to be squeezed and then thrown away.
Clara Louise shouldn't put too much faith in
rumor, but should wait for the returns.
A colored youth, John G. Whitaker, will
graduate from West Point this summer. He
is from South Carolina, and stands forty.ffth
in class of sixty-six.
- Thomas Winans, the Baltimore million.
aire, and some years ago an extensive Russian
railroad contractor, died at Newport, R. l., on
the 9th instant
- Artificial ice sells in New Orleans for ten
dollars per ton, and the northern ice, which
formerly sold for twenty and twenty.fv dol
lars, has been driven out Of the market.
- During the storm at Albany, Ca, the
other day, a cotton warehouse was struck by
lightning, burning the buildings and con-
tents-valued at $4,000.
At the recent term of the Circuit Court
of Aiken county, S. c., Judge Wallace pre-
siding, orders were given decreeing divorce
to four inharmonous couples-all of them
white.
of silver dollars, there were coined last
month over 100000, or to be exact, 3,015,.
900. The gold coinage amounted to S3,527,-
400, and the minor coinage to 1913, or $6,-
543, ,OSS in all.
John Clemmons, while drunk, shot and
killed his wife at Chapel Hill, N. c., on
Saturday night of last week. He was at.
tempting to shoot man named Milton Ward
and his wife was trying to prevent him.
- Wesley Dunn and his wife, of Montgom.
cry county, N. c., we're changing some whis-
ky from one vessel, to another one night last
week, his wife holding lighted candle The
whisky caught on fire and both were burned
to death.
On the 10th of July next will occur an
astronomical event of great interest. 1t will
be a total eclipse of the sun, which will be
visible generally throughout the United
States. The eclipse will be visible from a to
o'clock in the afternoon.
"A subcommittee of three, composed of
Hunton, Springer and Hiscock, have gone to
Florida to take testimony in regard to the
election frauds in that State in 1876, as pro-
vided by the Potter resolution. Three others
20 to Louisiana, while five remain in Wash
ington.
- The swamp or slush pine of BERTHE coun.
ty, N. c., is close rival in elevated grandeur
20 the gigantic trees of California. One spec
linen of these immense trees was sold, some
years ago, in New York, to an agent of the
Dutch Government, for six hundred dollars,
which squared thrty-six inches at the base,
and thirty inches at height of eighty feet.
- William Nicholson shot and killed re-
gro woman named Kate Barringer at Con.
cord, N. c., on Friday of last week. Mich
olson was at one time young man of high
character, moral and industrious, and is well
connected. He has, however, been very dis
solute of late years, and it was generally
known that an improper intimacy existed he.
tween him and the murdered woman.
"A bill is now before the select committee
of Congress, charged with the consideration
of the next census and of the details that will
make it most effective and valuable as an ex-
hibit of the growth and progress of the Uni
ted States in wealth and population. The bill
reenacts the schedules of the census of 1850,
except for the enumeration of slaves, and the
sum of 100000 is estimated as the cost of
the census of 1880.
- Congress is considering the propriety of
purchasing the lots where Confederate soldiers
are buried at the North, and having them
properly enclosed and the graves marked.
The estimate for the purchase of prison cern-
eteries is $4,000; enclosing the same, $780,
600; stones and blocks to be placed at the
graves, 94,50O; total S2O4,500. The mum.
Der of prisoners dying in captivity is stated
at nearly $1,000, and the number of burial
places 10.
- Governor Hendricks, upon being request
ed, recently, to give his views on the subject
of the Potter investigation, stated that he was
opposed to any attempt to disturb Mr.. Hayes
in his position. While he believed Mr.. Til.
den had been fairly elected, still the action of
the forty. fourth Congress was final, and could
not be reviewed. At the same time he ex-
pressed himself in favor of thorough inves.
tigatou of the frauds by which the will of the
people had been thwarted to the end that the
perpetrators might be punished, and a repeti-
ton thereof be prevented.
The usual periodical revolution in Mexico
is reported as follows, in dispatch from La-
redo, under date of the 1th instant: A cou.
rier brought news yesterday to the effect that
Col. Algeria and $50 government troops at
tackled 200 Revolutionists under Gorso Ayala
at place called Los Ladrones, forty miles
north of New Laredo, and after a severe en-.
gagemeut completely routed them, taking
many prisoners and capturing arms, horses,
&c. Many reported killed and wounded on
both sides, but the details are wanting. There
was great rejoicing in New Laredo on the re-
ceipt of the above news. The revolution is
regarded as complete failure in that section.
The Republican Democratic State Con-
vention of Indiana was in session at Indian.
apolis last week. Gen. Ben. Harrison was
selected as permanent chairman. On taking
the chair, he made a short address which was
enthusiastically received by the convention.
He denounced the conspiracy to unseat Pres
ident Hayes, and said his title was indisputa-
Bile, and woe to the hand that should be
roundly applauded. President Hayes devo-
ton to the best interests of the country was
unquestioned by any one; his character was
above reproach. He applauded Hayes ef:
forts in promoting civil service reform, and
said the trouble with the Democrats was they
could not be inoculated with it. He then
paid glowing tribute to the memory of Sen
atnr Marian The resnlntions contain the