Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-11
MERE.MENTION.

The price of hay in the recently inundated
regions of Louisiana is $40 per ton Peori,
Illinois, makes more whisky than any other
town in the United States and pays more
taxes into the national treasury than the
whole State of New York, or even New Eng
land ......H Hon. Horace Maynard died sudden
ly at his home in Knoxville, Tenn, on the
3rd instant. of heart disease :....'At Spring
field, Mass, Saturday, Terpin jerks, 1S years
of age, was Convicted of manslaughter for the
killing of John Otis, and sentenced to six
wears in the State prison. Nine hundred
persons in all have been arrested in Ireland
under the coercion act. During April 429
new oil wells, with a production of 9,G49 bar
rels, were completed in the Pennsylvania oil
region. On the last day of April there were 452
rigs building and 406 wells drilling. Fer
dnand Beer, cotton bear, of New Orleans, is
in trouble for obtaining SSO,O0O advances on
cotton he had not paid for. Sixty cents
worth of whisky cost Fanin county, Texas, the
loss of two men killed and over SIC, O,O0Oin mon
ey spent in prosecuting the murderers The
President has issued an order relieving Gen.
Fitz John Porter of so much of the court mar
tial sentence as debarred him from holding any
Office of trust in the United States. The
anti-Chinese bill was signed by the President
on Monday The hearing of argument on
the Guiteau bill of exceptions before the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Court in banc was
commenced on Tuesday.
SERGEANT MAsoN's CAsE.-A decision was
rendered by the Supreme Court of the United
States last Monday afternoon in the case OF
Sergt. John A. Mason (who fired at Guiteau)
upon an application for writ of ha6eaS corpus.
The Court, in a carefully prepared opinion by
the Chief Justice, decided that the Court
NATAL had full jurisdiction to try Mason for
the offence charged; that its proceedings
were all within it's proper jurisdiction, and
that the sentence pronounced was not IN eX-
cess of it's power The petition for a writ of
habeaS corpus is therefore denied and the rule
to show cause discharged.
- The Missouri Democrats propose to follow
the example of the Ohio Republicans in the
gerrymandering business, and talk of dividing
that State so as to get thirteen Democratic
congressman to one Republican,
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
At meeting of the vestry of the Church of
the Good Shepherd, Yorkville S. c., held May 9,
1882 the following preamble and resolutions We're
offered bv Col A. Coward, and unanimously
adopted, to wit:
Whereas, on the first of May, 1882, it pleased
God to call to his reward His faithful Steward the
Rev. ROBERTS P. JOHNSON, who was, for over
NoOAI
Shepherd:
Belt Resolved lSt. That while we bow in hum
Bile submission TO this manifestation of the Divine
will. knowing that "He docth all things well, y
we also recognize and acknowledge with profound
gratitude the many blessings we have enjoyed
through the teachings and ministrations of on:
beloved pastor. Pure in life and conversation.
Catholic in his views, loving all who love the
name of Jesus, courteous and benevolent, tender
lv affectionate in all his intercourse with us,
abounling in human sympathy, and ever alive to
the interests of his Masters work; it may we'll be
said of him:
sHe tried each art, rcproved each dull delay,
Aured to brighter worlds, and led the way''
Resolued, End. That to the widow and daughter
of our deceased pastor partakers of their sor-
row. we give the assurance OF our tenderest SYM
nathy and OF our earnest prayer that He, who
las promised to be the husband of the widow and
1he father of the fatherless, will now fulfill His
promise to them, and ever keep them in the hol-
low of His hand.
Resolved, 3,d. That blank page of the Parish
Record be inscribed to the memory OF the de-
ceased. A., 1,.
Rrsolyed. 4th. That the Secretary of the Vestry
transmit copy of these resolutions to the family
and to each of the following named papers 1oi
publication, to wit: The YoRKV1LLE ENQUIRER
Charleston Ne,cs and Courier, Southern Cn"Tch'
man, Church Herald and Rock Hill HerdM
From the minutes &. w. =. HART, Sec