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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-18
IN OUNCE OF MIRI,H." &"

md len we see house on fire, we think of
noled writers-Dickens, Hewitt, Burns.
octor, examine my tongue" said good
kn, ''and tell ME what it needs" sit
rest" replied the doctor.
ri be here, Jones, why don't you fence in
premises p" "Oh, there's no need of it..
ng as my wife's always a-raillng around
nd ouse, is there?"
rise for infolmation," said member of
ry Eslative body. 81 am very glad to hear
laid a bystander; ''no man wants it
Y Irshman, who was drinking the health
\ (, bishop, gave this toast:-''May your rivi-
live to eat the old hen that crows over
grave"
be interesting marriage statistics are given
Galveston -Netrs. 1t says that Shakes
was married when he was Is, Dante at
I'd Brigham Young VIXEN he was IS, 80,
%, %, "a and so on.
kne-recitation room i'll natural history.
actor: 'Mr. n, have you ever put your
down on any ones breast and listened
heart beats as Huxley describes them?'
*, blushing, eyes, SIR
ere is village in New Hampshire which
roduced twenty-siX editors. 1t was in
ion to this circumstance that pious dea-
emarked: eyes, there's twenty-six of 'em,
\, B they've all left the town, ] reckon the
f won't lay 1t up agin u.s.
lw, perplexed Geruan who had made a gar
he for YOUTH and found himself unable
Saa pose Of the surplus fullness which ap-
ed u when trying it on the young candidate,
IDS red vocferously that ''le coat ish goot
AZ no fault of le coat. De poy ish too
there a Letter here in scented envcl-
or my wife?" be asked of the postmaster,
er aa the green fire FROM his eyes made the
IA look like leafy forest. eyes, sir"
Of cred the postmaster, as he handed it out.
~, Hta Jealous man tore it open at once, when 10
rVa ehold it was tile mliliner's bill for fifty
Nd rs. No succeeding chapters.
, q len the prodigal son had returned home,
ltI rks the Cincinnati Enquirer, and the fat
INV ,iu alt was killed and placed before HIM on
I'D Eble, he turned up his nose at it and said:
W bit Goodness! Haven't you got any other
10 |0f meat but tbato | allus did hate veal." )"
Nh wish were you about two hours" she
with great tenderness. Sand why, my
RE F. he asked, with considerable interest
ause,' she said, toying coyly and affect
|elv with his watch chain, "because
r lwould buy my wife new bonnet"
Countess gets up on chair to explain
|elvant man hos she wishes the chandeI-
eaned.
beg your ladyship's PARDON" says the do
crespectfully, /" but one leg of the chair
our ladyship condescends to stand upon
r. of repair, and if your ladyship doesn't
= out she'll break her darn neck ~
tavern in Calcutta there is notice
IS Oh the walls: "Guests are requested not
at the walters and servants This re-
the notice in a London inn: "Do not
he servants on The stairs, it makes them
The dishes;' and the solemn admonition
re I'D and stuck 1.-THE door OF the only
Pr in Blue Dog Gulch, Arizona: ''Ge:.-
n are earnestly requested to remove their
'S before retiring
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
MERE.MENTION.

The East Tennessee and Virginia Rail-
road has taken a lease of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad for period Of twenty
wears. The lessees guarantee the payment
of seven per cent. interest on S4,225,O0O OF
the bonds of the road. .'''''.'.'Fifty thousand
acres of land in Palo Pinto counties, Texas,
have just been purchased by a French CAPT
talist for colonization purposes. ''''''' France
has spent s2OO,OOOOOO since the German
war in re-arming. .'....''''There are eight news
papers in the United States which claim to
be over one hundred years old. .''''"Gen. Jos.
E. Johnston emphatically denies having any
connection with originating the proposed
scheme of providing the office Of Captain
General for Grant. ........The tobacco crop
of the country this year will be 25 per cent.
less than last year. ''''''''The amount OF tax
able property returned by Georgia negroes
this wear amounts to s5,1S239S. '''"'A Chi
cago man claims to have invented machine
by which he makes water burn. .''''''''Two
hundred and fifty colored emigrants from
North Carolina passed through Washington
the other day on their way to Indiana. 1.-The
widow of the late R. N. Caldwell, Of Green's
boro, N. c., destroyed her life by drowning
herself in a we'll on Saturday night last
Mrs. Caldwell had been in melancholy state
of mind ever since the death of her husband,
two years ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The grand lodge of colored Masons o1
North Carolina met in Greensboro last Tues
day.
- The colored peoples fair, held at Raj
eigh, is pronounced success. The clear re
ceipts, after deducting expenses, amount to
$500. -.
A fire occurred in Winston on Monday
of last week, completely destroying the Joy
ner Row, composed of the handsomest stores
in the place.
Says the Asheville Journal: About three
weeks ago, Long Tom Wilson, of Cane River
Yancy county, killed four bears (fully grown
in one day. Two of them were trapped, and
the other two were treed and shot.
Mr. G. M. Pendleton, long known among
the profession as "Uncle Mace" and proba
bly, the oldest printer in North Carolina
died recently in Thomasville, aged Is. He
was formerly one of the owners of the Sails
bury Watchman.
The Winston Sentinel says that the ad
ministrator of R. L. Patterson, deceased, has
received letter from the vice-president Of
the Etna Life Insurance Company, declining
to pay the policy issued to Col. P. by the
company. Litigation will be the consequence
The policies in this company on Mr.. Patter'
sons life amounted to 100000.
- The following are the revenue statistics
of the Statesville collection district for No
vember, gathered from the collectors office
Collections for the month $50, ,224, 50; eighteen
illicit distilleries broken up; $4,000 gallons
of beer destroyed; 1923 gallons of crooked
whiskey seized tax paid on and shipped
from the dristrict, 4l,675 gallons during the
month.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
facts having been reported to the police, Officer

facts having been reported to the police, Officer
Blackwelder undertook the arrest Of Rogers,
and he resisted to such an extent that it was
found necessary to knock him down. Even
this did not cool him off, and help was called
in, when a rough-and-tumble fight ensued.
The services of five or six persons were neces-
sary to get the obstreperous individual to the
lookup, so furious was his resistance, and once
lodged there he manifested a purpose to make
awreck of the building. With powerful force
he tore tightly nailed boards from the walls
of the cell, and acted so violently in other re-
spects, that for safety he was afterwards trans
ferred to the Jail. He is supposed to be insane
from the effects of excessive drinking,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11

refund the public debt to the extent of ST.
5OO,O0O,OO0, as has not been exhausted and
executed, be, and same is hereby modified
so as to limit the rate of interest on the bonds
yet to be issued, as authorized by these acts,
to rate of interest not to exceed 81 per
cent. per annum" Without transacting any
important business, the House, at o'clock,
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 4th, a number of pri.
vate bills were introduced. Also, bill by
Mr.. Morrill, to facilitate the refunding of the
National debt. Carpenter offered a resolution
declaring that the resumption of circulation OF
gold, silver and greenbacks as lawful money,
and the expectation that the finances would
not be disturbed by precipitate legislation
had been followed by renewed industry and
general prosperity that the successful con-
duct Of business depends upon stable fnan'
cial policy, and that, therefore, in the opinion
of the Senate, any legislation, during the pres
ent session, materially changing the existing
system of finance, would be inexpedient
The Senate then went into executive session
and after the doors were re-opened, adjourned
until Monday.
In the House, among the bills and resolu
tions introduced and referred, was one by
Gillet, of Iowa, declaring that Congress il
opposed to any reduction in the value o.
United States legal tender notes but, on the
contrary, in favor of substituting greenbacks
for national bank notes, and that it is in favor
of free and unlimited coinage of the 412!
grains silver dollar. The House then, a
1890, went into committee of the whole fol
the purpose of distributing the President
message. Having distributed the President
message among the appropriate committees
the House, at 2.55, adjourned until Monday
In the Senate on the 9Th, Mr.. VOORHEES, of
fered resolution declaring that the Senate
had heard with deep regret the propositions
of the President and secretary of the treasury
in their messages, to inaugurate new and un
called for financial agitation, and destruction
of the most necessary currency now in circula
ton, and that the interests of the country re
quire free and unlimited coinage of both golt
and silver on conditions of exact equality, ane
that it is the part of wise financial policy tt
maintain the present volume of greenbacks il
circulation, and to preserve their legal-tende
quality unrestricted and unimpaired as to lie
gal effect. Laid on the table to be called VI
by VOORHEES, hereafter.
A message was then received from tn
House announcing the death of Representa-
tive Say, of Missouri, and both houses ad
ourned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
AN ORsrREPEROUs INDIVIDUAL.

The Charlotte Observer of Friday says that
for several days past man namedJ. c. Rogers,
from Union county, IN. c. had been hang
ing around the wagon yards of that city, MAX
ing himself extremely disagreeable to wagoners
camping in these yards. On Wednesday night
he so annoyed party of wagoners from York
county, S. c., that they undertook to whip
him out of the wagon yard of Messrs. Schiff
& Grier, where they were camped, and in the
melee he cut one of them, a man named Nc
Cullough, right severely in one hand. The
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
CAPTURE OF JOE MASSEY.

A correspondent at Yorkville, Sewer coun-
ty, Arkansas, encloses to us a slip from the
Arkadelphia Standard, giving the particulars
of the capture of Joe Massey, ex-County Com
missioner, and an escaped convict from the
South Carolina penitentiary. 1t will be re-
membered that he was sentenced to- the peni-
tentiary from this county in 1876 on convic-
tion of attempt at rape. He escaped from
the penitentiary September 10, 1877, and, ac-
cording to the Arkadelphia paper, committed
murder in Brownsville, Ga, and was ar
rested in Atlanta, and again escaped and fled
to Arkansas, The Standard says
He has been in this State ever since, and a
reward being offered for him from both South
Carolina and Georgia, he was finally spotted
and captured as above stated. He was brought
to this city this week, and confined in jail, and
has made several attempts to escape here,
begging his custodians to shoot him rather
than carry him back to the scene of his crimes.
He confesses nearly everything, and is sharp
negro withal. He will be taken to South
Carolina without delay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL.

On Thursday afternoon, Miles Borders, col
ored, prisoner in Jail, attempted to effect his
escape by boring through the floor of his cell
in the third story, with an auger which his
wife had clandestinely conveyed to him. Miles
was assisted by two white prisoners and
Reide-the former of whom is in jail for vio-
lation of U. S. revenue laws, and the latter on
charge of malicious mischief; but the willy
sheriff detected them before they had made
much progress in their attempt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
Rev. C.. u. BELTS.

The above divine preached to large and at
tentive congregation in the Associate Reform
ed Presbyterian Church last Sunday. This
was the occasion of his first visit to Yorkville
in several years. Mr. Belts was for some time
chaplain of the 18th South Carolina Regiment,
and is kindly remembered by the men in Gray
to whom he ministered in hospital and camp.
In Yorkville he met several members of the
regiment to which he was attached, all OF
whom were glad again to grasp his hand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
CHURCHES NEXT SUNDAY.

Services will be held in the churches next
Sunday as follows:
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Thos. Gilbert,
Pastor. The Pastor will conduct services at
Philadelphia Church in the morning at 1Ot
O'Clock, and at Yorkville at O'Clock, F. NJ.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at
o'clock.
Associate Reformed-Rev. Robert Latham,
Pastor. The pastor will fill his regular ap-
pointment at Tirzah next Sunday.
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Rev. R. P. Johnson, Rector. Services at the
unsual hours, morning and afternoon.
resbyterian-Services at I P. NJ, by Rev.
J. LOWrie Wilson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
TRIAL JUSTICE APPOINTED.

Governor Simpson has appointed R. Leroy
Crook, Trial Justice for York county, in
place of D. T. LESLEY, ESQ.,, resigned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
COLORED BAPTISTS.

Rev. w. T. Boulware, colored, Of the above
denomination, speaks encouragingly OF his
work in the ministry, and of the progress
his denomination is making. Since his ordi-
nation last July, he commenced preaching at
Mt. Prospect, near Susie Bole creek in Chester
county, without member and up to this
time, with the aid of Rev. L. Featherst0n, has
baptized "a communicates, all members of
that church.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
CHRISTMAS TREE AND FESTIVAL.

Misses w. A. McCorkle, B. Adickes, and
Mr.. J. R. Lindsay, committee, have our thanks
for an invitation to a "Christmas Tree' and
Festival to be given at the Female Institute
building on Christmas night. The entertain
ments are given by the ladies for worthy OBJ
jects, and will deserve the liberal patronage of
tho nrhlio
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
CLUBS FOR THE ENQUIRER.

For the convenience Of persons desiring to
subscribe for the ENQUIRER at club rates, we
publish the following list of persons who have
notified us of their intention to make up clubs.
They will receive names at $500 per annum,
the subscription to commence at any time, op-
tional with the subscriber. The names OF
other club-makers, as reported to us, will be
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
THE HOME CIRCLE.

We received visit last Friday morning
from Mrs. j. E. Britton, editress of the Home
Circle, deserving literary paper conducted by
her in Charleston.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Christmas at Kennedy Brothers & Barron's.
M. Strauss-Good News.
Mrs. Fannie L. Dobson-Ladies' Ready Made
Clothing.
J. G. Kuykendal-Re Christmas Paragraph:
j. A. Mclean, Judge of fProbate-Application for
Homestead-Sarab E. Davis, Applicant
A, Williford Rock Hil-House and Lot for
Rent.
r. II. Glenn-Sheriff's Sales.
J, N. Roberts--Beef Market.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
SUPREME COURT DECISION.

In the case of J. Wister Allison vs. Thomas
NJ. Whitesides, which went. up from the Cir
cult Court of this county, and was argued be-
fore the Supreme Court at it's present term, a
decision has been rendered by the Supreme
Court, reversing the judgment of the Circuit
Court, and ordering new trial. Opinion by
McTvpr T
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
MASONIC ELECTION.

At the December Communication of PHI
lanthropic Lodge, No. 7s, A. F. M, the fol-
lowing persons were elected officers for the en-
suing year:
C. E. Spencer, " H.; H. w. Hope, s. w.;
J. R. Gardner, j. w.; w. T. Barron, Treas
alrer; H. G.. Strauss, Secretary
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
COOD COrTON WELD.

Mr.. Joseph Herndon informs us that from
Ct acres he has picked bales of cotton, aver
aging 1853 pounds to the bale. Three acres OF
the land is of good quality, and the remainder
poor hillside. He manured it all equally, ap,
plying ITS pounds of fertilizer to the acre.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

At a meeting of Yorkville congregation OF
the Presbyterian Church last Monday evening,
Rev. Taylor Martin was chosen to minister to
the congregation as stated supply. 1t is not
known as yet whether he will accept the CALL
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-12-11

| to repeal an act for utilizing convict ]abop.
Mr.. Bradley presented concurrent resolution
to refund penalty for fifteen days nom passage
of the resolution. Adopted.
The bill to authorize the Supreme Court to ad-
nit John 3. Wilson to practice law without the
requisite two years previous study, passed 70 Its
The joint Resolution to pay the claims Of GER
tain county auditors, passed TO third reading.
In THE House, Mr. Gonzales introduced bill
lisl system OF internal improvements and to
determine the manner Of the same.
The committee on railroads made favorable
report bill to require railroads to furnish con-
signees an itemiZed statement OF freight charges,
and requiring them to settle according to the bill
of lading.
The committee on the penitentiary made a IA
vorable report On concurrent resolution (from the
Senate) relative to alleged cruelty to leased con-
victs, which was considered Immediately and
| unanimously agreed to.
The committee on agriculture recommended
the extension of the stock law to all countless the
delegates from which desired it. Report adopted.
The medical committee reported back the bill
relative to rratent medicines without amendment.
The special order, Mr.. Britton's bill, TO prevent
the carrying of concealed weapons, came up for
consideration. tt sss
Mr.. Blue moved to strike outthe enacting clause.
Mr.. Brtton opposed this in an earnest and effect
i've speech, urging the many evils springing from
the practice, and necessity for vigorous legislation
against IL.
Mr.. Dargan said that the practice referred to
was an evil no one could deny, butall evils could
not be legislated against. No legislation could
prevent the carrying Of weapons any more than
It could prevent lying or enforce personal ceanli.
ness Legislation could not reach it. How was
it to he done7 Citizens could not be held liable
to search in the streets. The practice had grown
from the war, and the chaotic condition OF affairs
since, and was diminishing steadily with the ad-
vance Of civilization. t.ss. -
Mr. Earle also opposed the bill in q brief speech
on much the same grounds. Mr.. Walker opposed
the bill also on the ground that in many portions
of the country weapons were necessary for the
self protection cfcitizens travelling on roads He
could not endorse such bill until an efficient
State and county police was organized. The cities
were sufficiently protected by legislative enact
nents and local ordinances. Representative +.
E. Miller, of Beaufort, favored the bill. He, ior
one, always felt safe everywhere, although re-
publican. He knew of no necessity for the car
rying Of weapons by anybody, under the exist
ing state Of affairs.
Mr. John C. seegers hoped the bill would pass.
IF such law had been passed fifty years ago, no
body would carry concealed weapons now;
Mr. Hamer favored the bill, but moved 70 lay
1t on the table for consideration in connection
with another of similar import, Agreed to. -
The bill to prevent and punish thfe
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-11-29
A Gloomy Prospect.

Messrs. Lathrop and jerks, who
have just returned from trip to Llano
County, report the prospects in West
Texas for farmers and stock. men as
very gloomy indeed. In consequence
of the drouth, the entire surface Of
the earth is formed into crust, and is
as dry as the floor Of a powder house.
Water is very scarce. the grass is
parched to crisp, and many cattle
have died from hunger and thirst.
Nearly if not quite all the stock have
been driven to the Pan Handle coun-
try, where it is said grass and water
can be found in abundance. The
wheat crop is reported as an entire
failure, and many farmers were unable
to harvest as much seed as was plant
ed. Many would move away, but they
are unable to, on account of the failure
of crops. This state uf affairs is dis.
tressiug indeed.-[Austin Record.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-11-29
Cant Afford 10 Marry.

Girls. do you hear this2 Many good
men are crying, Can't afford to mar.
rry Why? Expense Of support.
ing . wife" Why support q wife
Might not wives be made self.support.
INK, or partly 80? Isn't there something
wrong 10 this system which makes
mstrimony dependent on . mans abil.
ity to pay all a wife's expenses Is it.
not filing the land with old maids ?
Has it not done SO for the last half
century? Who marry most2 What
racer The people who care nothing
for keeping up style. The foreign.
born. whose women turn to and tend
tho shop. The cultivated American
is not tho marrying man.
He likes The goods on exhibition.
but they're top costly for his every day
wear. Hence, oft they remain on the
counter until shop.worn.
This is q crying evil. Our best men
are not marrying. Because SO many
Of our girls are crying, You must
take me for better, for worse, to feed
me. to clothe me, to warm me. to keep
me dad in the fashion, to give me
house proportiouato to my style. to
keep mo in pin money, and l will con.
descend to live with you, and take
your money spd do nothing to earn
more, and to lament, if anything goes
wrong, that didn't marry better, and
you must regard it as ? great favor on
my part" The man wants you pretty
badly, bat it's too heavy q contract.
Things must be rearrapged so that you
can carry more Of your end Of the log.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-11-29

The Revised Statutes contain the
following legal holidays: Art. 1886
The first day OF January, the 22d day
Of February, the I'd day of March, the
the 2lst day Of April. the 4th day Of
July. the 18th day Of December Of
each year, and all days appointed by
the President of the United States, or
BY the Governor as days of fasting or
thanksgiving, and every one on which
an election is held throughout the
State, are declared holidays, on which
all public offices may be closed, and
shall be treated as Sunday or the
Christian Sabbath for ali purposes re-
garding the presenting for payment or
the acceptance, and of protesting for
and giving notice of the dishonor of
bills Of exchange. bank checks and
promissory notes placed by law upon
the footing Of bills Of exchange.