Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-02-24

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moment. The darkey squalled for help
from his father, who mstook the bird for the
devil and ranaway-the hawk, in The man
time, holding on desperately. The boy now
got his map up and reaching behind him
gathered the hawk by the neck and pulling
him off, killed the bird and ate it for supper.
- A murder case, the parties to which
were citizens of South Carolina, has been re-
moved for trial from Monroe to Charlotte.
The circumstances of the murder are as fol-
lows: Spencer Phillips was white man, who
was in Monroe trading. Robert Jones was
colored, and was on the same errand.
Both were from South Carolina. Jones
went to the campfire of Phillips and de-
manded supper. Cornbread was offered.
Jones scorned Johnny Constant" He had
better rations himself. A quarrel then en-.
sued and Jones was taken away by his
father, who accompanied him. He returned
and Phillips asked if he had come to make
friends and behave himself. Jones made no
reply. Phillips said he was going to indict
Jones for having drawn his pistol. Another
quarrel ensued and Jones father again start
ed off with him, Phillips coming behind with
rail. Jones broke loose and fred twice,
mortally wounding Phillips in the side He
then fled towards South Carolina, but was
pursued and captured.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
The House committee on ways and means
elected representative Tucker of Virginia,
Chairman, to succeed Hon. Fernando Wood,
deceased.
49, The House committee on elections have
reported in favor of Representative Kitchen,
Democrat of North Carolina, in the contested
case of O Harra vs.. Kitchen.
- The House committee on war claims have
agreed to report favorably to the House the
bill appropriating 100000 for the payment
Of claims reported allowed by the Commits
sioners of Claims under an act of Congress of
March Sd, 1871. 1t embraces SO claims of
persons residing in the States of Arkansas,
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia.
AN amendment has been added to the
sundry civil appropriations bill authorizing
the president to send special embassy, con
sisting of two ambassadors, to the government
of Mexico for the purpose Of negotiating ad'
ditional treaty provisions to promote the COM
mercial relations of the two countries and for
the protection and encouragement of works
of internal improvement, such as railways
and canals, constructed by American citizens
The embassy will act in conjunction with our
present minister at the city of Mexico.
- The sundry civil appropriation bill final
ly adopted by the House of Representatives
on Thursday. contains among its items the
following: For public buildings at Austin
Tex, $4,000, New Orleans, $4,000, Nash
Vile, Tenn, $4,000, Memphis, Tenn, $780,
900 and Montgomery, Ala, $4,000; for
coast survey s522,OOO; geological survey
$3.50, 900 completing the tenth census $500
900; United States courts, &c., s2,375, 900;
public printing s1,7OO,OOO; for the lighting
the Savannah river between its mouth and
the City of Savannah 100000; for the fish
commissioner s324,O0O; for the purchase Of
the private papers Of the late Confederate
Generals Bragg and Polk s20.OOO; for ex-
penses of the Mississippi river commission
and continuation of surveys $l50,OO0; for
the National Board of Health $4,000; for
aid to local quarantine stations and local and
State boards of health 100000. The total
amount appropriated by the bill is $780,
2O5.
In the Senate on Monday, almost every
State, one of whose Senators was present, pre-
sented petitions or memorials, asking for a
constitutional amendment against the manu-
facture and sale of spirituous liquors Mr..
Hampton presented the petition of the Good
Templars South Carolina, signed by its Off
GERS and members, asking for constitution
al amendment to prohibit the manufacture
and sale of all alcoholic beverages throughout
our national domain. Mr.. Butler also pre-
sented the petition of the Grand Division of
the Sons of Temperance of South Carolina,
praying for similar legislation. These, with
other petitions of like character, were re.
ferred to the committee on finance. On
the same day, in the House, Mr.. Aiken in
troduced the petition of the Grand Division
Sons of Temperance of South Carolina, SINH.
lar to that introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Butler Referred to the committee on alco.
holic liquor traffic
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
A Word Picture of Conkling.
The following faithful sketch of the
magnificent stalwart was drawn by Mr.. Blaine,
in 1866, when the New York representative
(Conkling) refused to give way to the Maine
representative. saving: "No. sir, I do not