Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-04-11
Straps aud fafts.

- Ihurl0W weed we'll says: III young
man, in whose welfare I take an interest,
should consult me about ofics-holding, l
should tell him it was one of the worst ways
of commencing life" -..
At the beginning of the present session of
Congress, there were seventeen contested elec-
tion cases to be decided by the House. Of
these only four have been disposed of. There
are three cases from South Carolina, as fol-
lows First District Richardson Us. Rainey ;
Second District Us. Cain; Fifth
District-Tillman o. Smalls.
-Cristian K. Ross father of the late Charlie,
says that Mosher certainly knew all about
the abduction, if he was not himself the thief.
3Mr. Ross believes that the boy was still alive
when Mosher was killed, and that the pay.
ment of the ransom previously demanded
would have secured his return but whether
Charlie is still living or where secreted, if liv-
ing, he declares that he has no information.
A counterfeit of the new silver dollar is
reported already in circulation; an excellent
imitation Of the genuine coin, from which it
differs only in weight, being lighter by about
ten grains, and containing from eighty to
eighty-three cents worth of silver bullion. AS
comparatively few persons are familiar with
the appearance of the genuine new dollar, the
counterfeit is dangerous.
The Mississippi Legislature, which recent
ly adjourned, passed resolution thanking
the colored members "for their uniform cour-
tesy and manly, digni6ed devotion to public
duty during the session." and congratulating
the people of the State upon the selection
of representatives $50 worthy from that race,
and upon the arrival of that happy epoch
when prejudice and bitterness Of feeling exist
in our borders no longer"
- Montgomery Blair's proposition, brought
before the Maryland Legislature to test the
validity of the title of President Hayes, has
been finally successful. The bill has been
passed, instructing the Attorney General Of
the State to institute proceedings in the Su'
preme Court of the United States for this
purpose This contingency was foreseen and
provided for in the Act establishing the Elec-
toral Commission which gave Mr.. Hayes the
Presidency.
"A curious bit of philology is conveyed in
the name of the familiar "brier-wood" pipe. 1t
has no connection with any "brier," such as
sweet-brer or blackberry, but the word is
merely corruption Of f"bruyere," the Irish
for heath. The pipes are made from the roots
of a tall heath which grows up on the noun
tains round about Cannes, on the Mediterra'
mean coast of France, and grubbing this
heath and saving out the roots in steam-mills,
are important industries in that vicinity.
Sawyer, formerly Senator from South
Carolina, was tried the second time in Wash
ington last week on the charge Of conspiracy
to defraud the government out of S57 900
while Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
The defendant offered no testimony. The
Judge charged the jury that, from the evi,
dence submitted by the government, no fraud
had been practiced, and instructed the jury
to bring in verdict of not guilty. This the
jury did without leaving their seats.
- Failures in New York increase in number
and amount. For the month of March just
closed, eighty. FIVE are reported, with liabilities
amounting to $7,177.3 1926, the latter being
slightly in excess of the amount for January,
which was the heaviest for any month for
several years past. The number of failures,
as compared with the month of February,
show an increase of about thirty.seven per
cent. while the liabilities have increased in
round numbers about $3,5OO,OO0. A large
number of old and prominent houses are on
the list
Il. Cass Carpenter, the most malignant
and contemplate Of the whole earpet-bag
crew that South Carolina has spewed forth, is
showing his gratitude for Governor Hampton's
cemency in letting him out of Jail, by telling
lies in Washington about the State he last saw
through the barred window of a prison. Here
are some samples of his talk HE says there
is no protection for Republicans in South Car.
olina, and that every juryman that convicted
him offered to endorse his application for par
don, and that two jurymen made affidavit that
they voted to convict him believing their lives
would not have been safe otherwise. He said
he never applied for pardon nor allowed bis
friends to do so for him..
Immigration at the port of New York,
thus far this season, has been much larger
than it was last year. The increase is COM
posed chiefly of Germans. The number Of
Immigrants since January l, is 3,2l9, against
1851 in the same time last year. The in.
crease is said to be due to the anticipation Of
a Europeon war and the encouragement given
by friends already in this country. One of
the noticeable features among the immigrants
is that those who are able-bodied start at the
earliest possible moment for the West. 1t is
thought that the total immigration to this
country, the current year, will exceed that of
last year by 10000 at least.
A scientific investigation of the Keely
motor, conducted by j. B. knight, Secretary
of the Franklin Institute, pronounces the
machine fraud. The report of Mr.. Knight
concludes "The substance used and claimed
by Mr.. Keely to be new vapor of his own
discovery, is simply an atmospheric air which
had been previously compressed and stored
up in the various hollow spheres and other
chambers of the apparatus in the intervals be.
tween the experiments" AS might be expect
ed, Mr.. Keely is angry at these revelations,
and the stockholders, who have expended
a million of dollars, are astonished. keely
proposes to give two public exhibitions a
week with the motor in an endeavor to de-
monstrate that it is not fraud.
"A Bogota doctor attests the great age OF
Miguel Soils, half breed farmer, who is be-
ieved to be 1870 years old. He has proof of
contributing to religious fund in l7l2
Questioned as to his habits, Miguel told the
doctor that the secret Of living century or
two was very simple-merely never getting
drunk and never overfeeding. II eat only
once day-a big, hearty meal, which it often
takes me half an hour to get through with !;
but, you see, it is not possible, in half hour,
to eat more than you can digest in the next
nty.four." He went on to say that he
hadn't made up his mind about meat, but did
not eat much of it he tasted on the first
and middle days of each month, eating moth.