Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-04-25

accused Of holding the same views about sew
eral other things.
The LATEST man in America is Connec-
ticut negro. When he goes fishing he ties the
line to the dogs hind leg, and when fish
bites he kicks the dog.
1t is calculated that, if all the insects in
the world were piled in one mass, the heap
would be greater than that of all the COM
bined beasts and birds.
The soprano and bass in Houston (Tex.
as) church choir have been arrested and put
under bonds for disturbing the peace by their
inharmonious singing.
Hon. Jere S. Black has sued ex-Secreta-
~ Belknap, in the Circuit Court at Washing.
ton, for professional services in the impeach.
ment case. His claim is for five thousand
dollars.
There were only eleven business failures
in New York on Monday, including an uu.
brella house, banking firm and an assort'
ment of wholesale dealers in crockery, gro
ceries and provisions.
Professor John Wise, the aeronaut, is in
St. Louis, where he will make several balloon
trips. In one the balloon is to be exploded,
in another the Professor will 60 up on horse
back, and in the third there will be horse
and carriage, with seats for family.
This conundrum is now in circulation
"What is the difference between potato and
lemon ?" When the questioned party says
he don't know, the other says: "Then l don t
want you to buy any lemons for me" and
then comes the cha !! ha ha!'
At one of the schools in Cornwall, Eng
land, the inspector asked the children if they
could quote any text of Scripture which for
bade a man having two wives. One OF the
children sagely quoted, in reply, the text, "No
man can serve two masters"
Circulars are out soliciting subscriptions
to the stock of new and rival telegraph
company, already organized in New York,
with capital fixed at $l0,0O0,0OO, and call
ed the Continental Telegraph Company. AL
fred Nelson, formerly secretary of the Allan
tic and Pacific, is announced as president,
and James L. Shaw as viee-president.
- The Congressional committee of ways and
means, Six members only being present, agreed
last Saturday, to report the amendatory inter-
nal revenue bill, levying tax of l6 cents per
pound on tobacco, SIS per thousand on cigars,
Sl.25 per thousand on cigarettes not weighing
more than 81 pounds, and the income tax is
2per centum on all sums over $4,000. While
some of the members of the committee agreed
that the bill should be reported, they reserved
the right to support it or not as they deem
proper.
"A special dispatch to the New York Her.
aid from Rome, says: ~ hear that a move.
ment is on foot which promises to be the most
important event in the religious history Of the
century. This is nothing less than the seces.
sion, in large bodies, of members of the Eng
lsh Protestant Church to the Roman Catho'
lie Church. The number of seceders is placed
at as high figures as 100000 of people. In.
cluded in this exodus from the Church of
England are bishops, rectors, curates and
deacons. Authorized delegates, it is asserted,
are now in Rome negotiating the conditions
upon which the secession will take place"
Miss Catherine E. Beecher, the eldest of
the Henry Ward Beecher family, writes to
the newspapers highly emotional letter, in
which she says: "Those who credit the re-
Gently renewed accusations of my brother
Henry Ward, are either wicked men who
would do the same things themselves, or those
who have not been taught in church or fami-
ly that circulating improved accusations of
persons of established good character is SLAM
der" Miss Beecher adds that her brothers
were all good boys, and that she thinks it
time for all honorable women to Danish from
their society the persons who circulate these
bad stories.
The New York Express of the 18th says
one of the most important and unlooked-for
financial downfalls that has yet occurred, from
the exigencies of the times, is announced.
The Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, better known as the Atlantic Coast
Line, went into the hands of receiver on
the 18th instant. This road stands to the
South in the same relation as the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad, to the
Northern and Western States. 1t has for
years beer deemed holy invincible, and regard.
ed as the soundest railroad line south of
Mason's and Dickson's line. On Monday,
however, R. R. Bridges was appointed receiv-
er, and its affairs will thus be wound up.
At the recent election in Rhode Island,
many colored voters kept away from the
polls. The reason for this action has been
explained by George T. Downing, leader of
the colored wing of the Republican party in
Rhode Island. One reason he gives is be-
cause the General Assembly had voted not to
allow the intermarriage of the whites and
blacks. The other and more important reason
is because the election of the Republican can
didate for Governor was to be taken as an in
dorsment of President Hayes policy, which
policy, in their opinion, was an utter disre-
&c Il &c tloo NH
interests were considered only on election
day, and who were not offered any of the
"loaves and fishes" by the party which they
had served so faithfully ever since its organ
ization.
In various sections Of the country, the
banks have commenced paying out gold at
par, in small quantities, to their customers.
A recent New York letter says: "Rumors
are current about the banks resuming specie
payments, but this will not be witnessed to
any extent so long as there is any premium
on gold. Should the latter touch par, the
question of resumption, before the Government
assumes that step, will be taken into consider
alton by the banks, and probably adopted.
It would be only natural and clear matter
of business profit that they should do this,
for why keep S35,000000 of coin idle in their
vaults when it could be put to active and
profitable use? 1t is this thought that is
stimulating the stock market Gas mentioned
on Saturday. and causing prices to be mark
ed up daily to a higher figure. The bulls
argue that many millions are soon to be added
to the available loaning funds of the country,
and, until this is wanted for business, the ef-
feet must be favorable to stocks. Hence the