Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-04-29
Straps aud fatts.

he does, for he never goes out on SUNDAY wltn-
out having his gun with him."
- The shipment of live cattle and fresh beef
from this country to England continues to in
crease, over three millions of dollars worth
having been sent from the port of New York
during the first three months of this year.
"A good little boy who was kicked by
mule did not say naughty words, or 60 home
crying to his mother. He just tied the ami,
NAL within FIVE feet of the beehive, backed
him around to it and let him kick.
The United States frigate Constellation,
from New York, with provisions and clothing
for the famished people of Ireland, entered
Queenstown Harbor at o'clock on Tuesday
of last week.
-Advices from Havana are to the effect
that much damage has been done to the to-
bacco and other crops by the drought of the
past three months The total sugar crop, 1t
is estimated, will not exceed 100000 tons.
A Chicago man has had lost tooth re-
placed by one transplanted from the mouth OF
a young girl, and now at party, when the
rest of his mouth is watering for salmon
and quail on toast, that tooth aches for ice
cream and frozen pudding.
- The colored Republicans of Petersburg,
Va, held a large and enthusiastic meeting in
that city, one night last week, and adopted
resolutions to take no part with Read djusters
or Funders in future elections, but to vote
simply as members of the National Republi-
can party.
Government contracts for 10000 ounces
sulphate quinine were closed, says the N. Y.
Bulletin, on Friday, at $3.50 per ounce.
The entire amount is of foreign manufacture
and in ounce phials. Compared with what
the cost of American would be at manufactu.
rers' present prices, there is difference of S3,-
600 saved to the government.
- The delegates already elected to the
Chicago Convention are now counted up by
the Buffalo CommerciaL-a Grant organ
as POI for Grant 50 for Blaine Is for Sher-
man, and IA for Edmunds. To the Edmunds
delegates must be added from Massachu-
setts. This computation gives grant the
whole vote of New York and Pennsylvania.
The coming summer hat for women is to be
of straw. 1t will be knocked in on the front,
iammed in on the back, showed in on each
side and kicked in Oh top. Then the rim
will be jammed up all around to make the
whole effect harmonious. 1t will be trimmed
with strips Of sheet tin, turkey wings, old
fruit cans and debris generally. 1t is an eco
nomical kind of hat, as it can be made by
taking boys old straw hat, running wheel
borrow over it few times and htching on
whatever comes handy.
A heavy storm passed over Macon, Miss,
last Sunday night, blowing away twenty two
houses, including the Mississippi & Ohio Rail-
road machine shops, round house, depot, tele-
graph office and master mechanics office.
Sixteen ears were blown from the track.
Seventeen persons were killed and twenty-five
wounded. The loss of property is estimated
at not less than 100000. Meridian was call
ed on to send physicians, and six or eight
went from that city to attend the suffering.
- Internal Revenue Collector Rapier,
colored Alabama politician, who gave the
VOORHEES, exodus committee 8 gloomy account
of the situation of his race in that State, finds
himself in ill.repute on his return home. He
was driven from the stand at Crawford the
other day, by the negroes, when he attempted
to instruct them in the beauties of Kansas as
place of residence, and on trying to explain
his Washington testimony he was told that
he had lied about their condition, and in say
ing that it took four acres of Alabama land
to raise bale of cotton.
While incidentally relating some war re-
miniscences recently, Gen. Steedman said that
while he was in command at Chattanooga, be
was visited by the notorious Parson Brown.
low, who became his guest. One day while
changing their underclothing, the parson ex-
hibited to him most singular birth. mark on
his body. 1t was pefectly formed snake, not
yet extended, but curved as serpents are
often seen. 1t was of red color, and with
every feature so distinct that the indentations
for the eyes were plainly visible. Said the
General: "Physiologists, | presume, can read
lily explain. the cause of the singular mark
but am at less to understand how his
whole nature became so serpentine as 1t was
Venomous, vindictive and cunning, he had
as much snake as human nature in his CON-
position" The head of the snake in question
was Just under the parsons left breast. The
body Of the reptile extended down over his
ribs, and was about six or eight inches long
The investigation Of the Whitaker case
continues at West Point, but as yet no salts
factory progress has been made towards dis
covering the authors of the injuries inflicted
upon Whitaker. On Friday last the court
examined several witnesses. Squire Van
Buren,, one of the witnesses examined, said
that one John butcher told him, before
the outrage was committed, that he had re-
Gently been at West Point, and had con-
versation with Cadet Burnett, and that "that
damned black cuss (referring to Whitaker)
would have to leave West Point pretty soon,
and that Cadet Burnett had threatened to
put job up on him if he did not leave short
ly." butcher, upon being called to the stand,
denied that he had ever made any such state
ments to Van Buren. Some of the other
witnesses had heard vague reports that Whit
aker was to be "6xed," and that two or three
cadets had been away from the academy
without leave on the night ofthe outrage, but
none of them could give any direct and posi-
tive information on the subject.
- In the speech which he delivered at Cairo
on the 18th instant, Gen. Grant embodied the
results of his observations in all "the States
lately in rebellion" The essential part of
the speech, as furnished by the Associated
Press, is as follows: "It has been my good
fortune to have just passed through little
bit of every one of the Southern States lately
in rebellion, and it is gratifying to me, and
know it will be to you, that in every one
of them scenes, decorations, and speeches
were much the same as We see and hear to-
day. The Stars and Stripes were floating
everywhere A great portion of the speakers
in every instance were men who in the con-
Aict wore the gray and the speeches which
tbev made show their present devotion to the