Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-11-30

securities involved amounts to over 81, ,O0O, 600.
- The Reidsvile Times Of last week says that
''the stockholders of the Midland n. G.. Rail-
road, to run from Danville by way of Madison
and Germanton to Charlotte, recently held y
meeting and are reported to be in good heart
at the prospect of building their road. The
Virginia Midland is going to put it through
after commencing operations next year, in
short order
Says the Shelby aurora: Ann Jane Bar
rett who bravely defended and rescued her
paramour Evans from death, has not yet been
captured for killing James Queen who attack
ed Evans with razor. For her unholy love
and sinful life, we have no sympathy, for she
violated the laws of God and man. We wish
not to throw the glamour of romance and fc-
tion over her meretricious charms and wick
ed life. In her terrible and bloody deed, she
showed a woman's love and heroism to save
the life of her palamour. At the risk of her
own life, she rushed, Pocahontas like, to his
aid and slew her paramour's assailant with a
deadly blow on the head
-<-------
GENERAL POLITICAL NOTES.
- The Congressman recently elected will not
take their seats until one year. on the frst
Monday in December, 1883. The present
members will soon convene in two weeks. at
Washington.
- Mr.. Calkings, OF Indiana, chairman of the
House committee of elections, says that in
the contested election case of Lee versus
Richardson, from South Carolina, the major
ity of the committee will report in favor Of
Mr.. Richardson.
- Senator Call, of Florida, says that the seat
of Bisbee, Republican, in the new House,
from the Second Florida District, will be con-
tested by Gen. Finley on the ground that
Bisbee'S majority was obtained by coloniZing
voters.
- Mr. Robie, the Republican Governor elect
of Maine, is quoted as saying that Maine is
soldly Republican now, but 1.-THE people are
watching, and future success depends upon
how parties act. The people are now in that
state of mind which leads them to do right,
| whatever party champions it,"
Politicians are beginning to discuss the
probabilities of call for an extra session OF
the Senate next spring. David Davis time
as United State Senator expires next March,
and that leaves the country without a Vice
President unless in extra session be called to
elect a President of the Senate.
- Corrected election returns show that the
Democrats have gained Is and the Republicans
10 Including Mahone's 81 Congressman in the
South, re-apportionment giving MS 25 new
districts. The next Congress will stand 194
Democrats to l29 Republicans and Inde-
pendents. Democratic majority over. all 63.
! - The Washington correspondent of the
New Orleans Times Democrat informs that pa
per that J. Hendrix McLane and ex-Judge
Willard, have been in Washington seeking the
advice of the Attorney-General in a scheme to
contest the election of COL Thompson as Gov
ernor. They wanted to see what sympathy
and aid the Administration would give them.
| They came away uncontrolled.
- In Pennsylvania 1885, 600 voters did not ap-
pear at thepolls, in the recent election, and Pat
tison fell short of Hancock's vote by 53,472.
The same curiosity exists in New York, where
Hancock who lost the State in 1880, received
more votes than Cleveland, who carried it in
1892 by about 100000 majority. The stay-at-
home vote in Ohio was 1000. From these
Statistics it would appear that matters are
considerably mixed and uncertain for 1884.