Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-06-05
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fire on Monday night of last week. B. R.
Smith Il Co., of Charlotte, N. c., lost 17S
bales, which was insured for $4,000.
james Logan, private detective, who
has spent much time on the Charlie Ross case,
claims to have in his possession positive evi-
dence that the missing boy is alive and well
at this date, and predicts that the mystery OF
the abduction will soon be solved.
With the view of pleasing all parties, the
Oil City Derrick nominates Hayes for Presi,
dent and Tilden for Vice-President, on the
Republican ticket, and Tilden for President
and Hayes for Vice President, on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Senator Hampton, it is announced, intends
to make speech in the Senate soon, in which
he will take the ground that the appropria-
ton bills ought to be passed, pure and simple,
and that in particular the army bill must be
passed. He will declare, report says, that
this is not only his determination, but that it
represents the spirit and desire of the people
of South Carolina, and, in his belief, of the
South generally, and that an early adjourn
ment is highly advisable.
- Mt Etna is threatening volcanic erup-
tion which is daily increasing in force and
terror. A London despatch Of Friday says
that on Wednesday night number of bril-.
liant balls of fire were thrown to a great
height, and burst aloft like rockets emitting
fiery shower. A stream of lava is flowing
apparently in the direction of the town of
Randazzo, but the exact line has not yet been
verified. During the whole of Wednesday
night loud reports, like the rolling OF artil-
lery, were heard.
Abraham johnson, well-known turf
man, who has spent much of his life in the
South, died at Baltimore on the 10th ultimo.
Mr.. johnson was the owner of the celebrated
trotting mare Jennie, who had record Of
1924; also, Patchen, Jr., with record of
231 besides Wade Hampton and Little
Mack, both of which horses are we'll known
South. He had other racers in his stable of
good reputation. He was 8 gentleman of
fine business abilities and genial nature, and
this announcement will be read with regret
by his many friends in the South.
At a joint meeting of the Senate and
House Democratic caucuses, last Saturday, it
was decided to recommend that the army ap.
preparation bill be passed in the usual form,
making appropriations for the entire year,
but with the proviso that no moneys so appro-
priated shall be used for employing the army
for police purposes at the polls; also, that the
legislative bill be passed in like manner, but
omitting the provisions for supervisors OF elec-
tions and deputy marshals; also, that the
clauses in relation to the repeal of the test
oath law and modification of the jury system,
be passed as q separate bill.
The colored Republicans of Ohio were
very strong in their opposition to Fosters
nomination, and many of the leaders emphat-
ically declared they wouldn't vote for him.
The pastors of two colored churches in Co
lumbus have said that of the six hundred
color.d voters in Franklin county, Foster
would not get fifty. In Cincinnati the senti-
ment is even stronger, and a leading colored
man said that none of his race could be en-.
thusiastic for the author of the Louisiana re-
port, and Foster would feel the resentment of
FIVE thousand colored voters. We should Or
dinarily be inclined to regard some Of these
reports with suspicion, but in this instance
there is no room for that. They all come
through the Cincinatti Gazette, which is in
favor of Fosters election. Evidently it will
be necessary to read some of Mr.. Hayes
vetoes from the stump in Ohio this fall.
The old-fashioned Fourth of July cele-
bration has almost died out of late years in
New England, as in most other parts of the
country, the tendency being toward many
quiet family or neighborhood merry.makings,
and away from the crowds and noise of a few
great celebrations at central points. Spring
field, the metropolis of Western Massachu-
setts, however, after almost entirely neglecting
the anniversary for years, has had patriotic
awakening this spring, and is making prepa'
rations for the biggest sort of q "blow-out" on
the coming Fourth. There will be process
sion two or three miles long, lots Of bands, an
grafton, balloon ascension, fireworks and
any quantity Of minor accessories, and there
is some talk Of making the occasion one OF
National interest by inviting Wade Hampton,
or some other representative Southerner, to
deliver the grafton. Altogether the Connec-
ticut River Valley seems to be more thorough
ly walked up owe. "the glorious Fourth" than
it has been for many year.
An Atchison, Kansas, dispatch says that
terrible rain and wind storm visited Frank
fort, Marshall county, Kansas, last Saturday
evening, lasting over two hours. 1. b. lay
lors warehouse was torn to pieces, and sever.
al small houses, stores and stables more or
less damaged. The houses of Messrs. Fox,
Cater, and Vaughn, three miles from town,
were blown down, and the inmates considera.
bly, injured. Fox's house and its contents
were blown into the river. A messenger just
in from Irving says that the storm at that
point blew down fifteen houses, killed eight
persons and wounded about twenty-five, and
that several are missing. The residences Of
James S. Warden, Mr.. Armstrong, J.Weils,
Mr.. Thomson and twelve others were totally
demolished. The Presbyterian Church, Pub
lie School building and Irving elevator were
completely destroyed. The east span of the
railroad bridge crossing Blue river was
blown down.
This is the day of magnificent enterprises.
A congress of engineers and others has just
been held in Paris to consider the most feasi-
BILE mode of connecting the Atlantic and Pa
ci6c. A ship canal or a tunnel were the
modes discussed, and the former was adopted.
One route for the canal, via Nicarauga, was
estimated to cost s1,420,000,000. Another,
which was adopted, is expected to cost $780,
100000. This is large sum, but if New
York and Brooklyn can give twelve or four
teen millions for bridge of mile to connect
these two cities, between which there are al.
ready means of travel and transportation ev-
cry five minutes, we'll may the world give two
hundred millions to connect the great oceans,
by which the distance saved to sailing vessels
from New York to San Francisco would be
Honrteen thousand miles. The saving of ex: