Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-01-09
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The M0ffett Register.


- The State Auditor of Virginia has sent
to the General Assembly of that State, re.
port of the operations of the Mofet liquor
law, showing the total receipts from the time
of its commencement to be $472,S34, being
an excess Of s21e63S over the assessments OF
the preceding year, which after deducting the
rebates allowed under the law, leaves a net
balance Of $11O,761 in excess Of the results
of the old law. The auditor says that the
result of the experiment shows clearly that
the law is capable of being made most pow.
erful agency for raising revenue, and suggests
number of notifications and changes to
that end.
The Merciful Man..The Merciless Mule.
- The Raleigh IN. CO. Observer thus
pleasantly aIludes to the merciful man whose
care for borrowed horse we'll nigh cost
South Carolina Governor:
A merciful man is merciful to his beast,
and it is sorry fellow who will ride bor-
rowed horse to death, and that is the reason
why Governor Hampton rode mule instead
of a horse in the deer hunt, which proved
such costly diversion for him. He is a
hard rider, and the day before had used a
friends horse which he had wished to spare
on the second day. This is all very we'll, but
knowing the changes and chances of mortal
life on a mule, even with the best of riders,
and knowing that Governor Hampton knew
them, we have never quite forgiven him, in
our heart of hearts, for putting his State in
such jeopardy. When mule humps his
back, nothing human can stay on it, and eve
ry mule is liable to hump his back at the
most unexpected moment. There are many
mules, but there is only one Hampton.
New Years Day In Columbia. ...
quite a. number of new years calls
were made in Columbia, among which the
Register reports the following: . ....
"In the parlors of Gen. Youmans, his &C.
complished lady and beautiful little daugh-
tiers, with several of their young lady friends,
welcomed all callers The friends of the
chief Justice were Hospitality received by his
worthy wife and several of her lady friends.
The several daughters of Col. McMaster pre-
sided in his p.rlor, where it is common say
ing, no one ever enters without leaving with
regrets. MB. w. P Hix, one of Columbia's
most noted society bellies, with her usual
grace, dignity and selfpossessed yet cordial
Virginia bearing, presided unaided, over her
cozy little parlor and hospitable board. Mrs:
Robert Silver, with Miss Bouknight and
Miss Manson, greeted most sumptuously their
numerous callers, and we were an eyewitness
to nearly score of fellows leaving the hospi-
table mmsion of Mrs. w. B. Lowrance with
gratitude in their eye and resolution in their
heart that another new years day should
never ind them single men,"
Polyglmous Marriages.
The case of George Reynolds, plaintiff
in error, vs. the United States in error, to the
Supreme Court of the Territory Of Utah,
brought up by appeal from the Supreme
Coirt of the Territory of Utah, to test the
co.stitutionality of the acts of Congress pro-
hDiting polygamy, was decided last Monday.
Eeynolds, the plaintiff i'll error, was tried in
tie Third Judicial Court of Utah for bga-
ny and found guilty, and the Supreme Court
of the Territory affirmed the judgment. The
case came up to the U. S. Supreme Court up
on a writ Of error, the plaintiff pleading un-
constitutionality of the law prohibiting biga-
nous marriages, the justification of religious
belief and various unimportant legal techni-
calities. This court, in long and carefully
prepared opinion delivered by the Chief JUS
tice, holds that polygamy is not under the
protection of the clause of the Federal Con-
which prohibits interferences with
religious belief, that the plea of religious con-
viction is not valid defence, that Congress
did not step outside of the limits of its con-
stitutional powers in passing laws for the sup
preston of polygamy in Utah., and that the
Judgment of the Supreme Court of that Ter
ritory must be affirmed. Justice Field dis
sented as far as related to the admissability
Of certain evidence introduced in the lower