Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-17
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road, and can only be sued in its own State.
- The original manuscript of the Book of
Mormon is said to be in possession Of an old
follower of Joseph Smith. He lives in Mis-
souri,, and he and his son believe that it is
inspired. They do not believe in polygamy,
and long ago left the fold.
General Sherman in his annual report re-
commends that the Government sell a number
OF its old posts and forts now useless, repeal
the law limiting the number of enlisted men
to $4,000, and suggests that no soldier be re-
quired to perform menial service unless he re-
ceives extra compensation therefor.
- The press and public men of Texas deny
the report that public sentiment there favors
division of the State, and the creation OF
three additional States out of her territory.
The papers declare that no man could be
elected to office who was suspected of favorlng
division of the State, so strong is public opln-
ion against it.
- Thousands of girls in Germany, Norway
and Switzerland, cultivate their hair as care
fully as farmer would his crops; and once
a year, when the hair merchant, generally an
old woman, comes around, there is lively
time shearing. Swiss girls have the finest
hair, and the prices vary from twenty-five
cents to thirty.fve dollars an ounce.
- 1t is stated that no Republican President
has ever been elected by a majority of the
popular vote. They have all been minority
Presidents and were installed by virtue of the
laws controlling elections, because they got
plurality of the votes cast. 1t was the law
and not the voice of the people which gave
them the Office.
- The last number of the Scientific Amera-
can has reference to "The famous (and in
famous) palmetto" as among the woods ex-
hibted at Atlanta South Carolina subscri-
bers to the american will make note of this.
A journal that can not describe an exhibition
without Juggling in a gratuitous insult to
Southern State, is hardly worthy of the pat
ronage of Southern men. State press, please
pass it around.
On Thursday night Of last week, the
Republican State Committee met in Port.
land, Maine, and accepted the resignation of
the Hon. James G. Blaine as chairman and
member. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted expressive of regret at seyering con-
nection so honorable to himself and so bril-
lantly identified with the achievements of the
Republican party in the State and country,
and assuring him Of continued remembrance
and admiration.
In the criminal court at Washington, last
Thursday, Judge Cox rendered decision
quashing all information against the star
route thieves, and ordering the discharge Of
the defendants In announcing his decision,
he discussed principally the question as to
the infamy of the crime charged. The con-
clusion arrived at was that the crime was in
famous, and the accused should have been
proceeded against by indictment instead of
"information."
- Dr. j. R. Page, of Baltimore, invites at
tention to the use of fresh lemon juice as
most efficient means for the removal of men,
brape from the throat, ,tonsils, etc., in diph-
liberia. In his hands (and he has had several
of his profession brethren say the same) it has
proved by far the best agent he has yet tried
for the purpose. He applies the juice of
the lemon BY means of camel's hair brush
to the affected parts every two or three hours,
and on eighteen cases on which he has used
it, the effect has been satisfactory.
"A dispatch from London, dated the 10th
instant, says that advices from Cape Coast
Castle, Africa, dated October 18th, have been
received there that the King Of the Asian
tees has killed 200 young girls for the pur-
pose of using their blood for mixing mortar
for the repair of one Of the State buildings.
The report Of the massacre was received from
a refugee who was to have been one of the
victims. 1t receives some confirmation also
in the fact that such wholesale massacres are
known to be the cnstom with the King.
Mrs Mary E. Gifep, formerly Miss Gal
loway, of Due West, missionary of the A. R.
Church, died in Cairo, Egypt on the 10th
day of October of infammatory rheumatism.
Just one week before she had given birth to
son, and for two days appeared to be doing
we'll. But during the second day her hands
began to pain her, then her arms, then the
side, then the heart became affected and the
decline was rapid and unchecked. She leaves
three children to the paternal care of her
husband.
- 1t is stated that Mr.. William w. Astor
expended nearly 100000 in his recent can
vass for Congress in the Eleventh Congression-
al District Of New York city, and yet he was
defeated in a Republican district by 5000
majority. Mr.. Roswell P. Flower, his sue
cessful Democratic opponent, claims not to
have expended one cent in his canvass. 1t
is probable that for every vote gained by
Mr.. Astor by his lavish expenditure, he lost
two from the intelligent citizens of the dis
trict, because disguised with his method for
obtaining seat in Congress.
- The deal in Confederate bonds is purely
a matter of speculation. The Baltimore
american puts it thus "These bonds cost
nothing. They are worth their market val
ue and, if that can be increased, they pay
the holders as much profit as other securities.
An advance of so cents share on 1000
Confederate bonds means $500 made, just as
much as the same advance on 1000 shares Of
B. & O., though the one costs only $4,000 to
buy, while the other could not be bought for
less than $19O0O0 The profit in one case
would be 20 per cent, in the other only lit.
tie over one.6fth of one per cent"
"A dispatch from St. Lcuis, Mo-, dated
Saturday last, says: "Advices from Kansas
City say that Santa Fe trains have been de.
layed by snow storm for nearly thirty six
hours. 1t has been showing hard in Yves.
tern Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico.
From Lakin west to Pueblo there are now from
six to eight inches of snow, while from La
Junta west there are from eighteen to twenty
inches. The cuts are full of snow, and
strong wind is drifting it badly. This is the
heaviest snow storm in New Mexico and
Colorado, that the Santa Fe Road has ever
encountered"