Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-11-30
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to the Mormon faith, passed through Atlanta,
Thursday, en- route to Utah Territory, where
they will hereafter reside. They were led by
q full fledged Mormon apostle, who gathered
them together in the Carolinas and Georgia.
- 1t is estimated that the cotton crop of
this year will reach 1000, 900, the largest ever
raised in the history of the country. That OF
year before was G,2S9,000 bales, being the
largest ever produced down to that time.
- One of the hottest fought party battles
in Congress this winter will probably be over
the admission of dakota in the Union. Its ad-
mission as a state means two more Republic
can Senators, another Republican Congress
man, and three Republican votes in the Elec-
toral College in 1854.
- Mr.. Sylvanus Miller, q well-known manu-
facturer, of Urbana, Ohio, who has all his life
been an avowed infidel and atheist, died on
Monday last. When on his death-bed he re-
nounced Ingersoll and his teachings, and pro-
fessed the Christian faith. He said that In
gersoll's religion was good enough to live by,
but not good enough to die with.
- The New York Herald fayors the annihi-
lation of the internal revenue laws, not only
because the country can afford it, but because
it will retire an army of spies, gaugers and
eiectioneering busy bodies, at saving of hve
million dollars annually The Government
can be run economically for two hundred and
fifty million dollars. Ajudcious simplification
of the tariff would inevitably follow.
- One of the strangest tales told Of late is
that the now celebrated ''false prophet" of
the Soudan is an American eX-slave. 1t is
said that he is the same man who offered to
send Abraham Lincoln regiment OF Bedoulns
for service in the late war. 1t is certainly
true that the wife of the grand shereef OF
Morocco is an EngliSh-woman. One OF the
most unexpected places to find an American
ex-slave, is as a leader of Moslem hosts.
- A bill has been introduced in the Georgia
Legislature making it crime to bet on cleo
tions. During the heated contest in the Sew
enth, so the story runs, a certain young law
yer in Gainesville was tempted to bet on
Felton's election. He felt confident that big
money was to be won, and he went in for
high stakes. Having no ready cash he wagered
his comfortable little home, all he had in the
world, and impatiently awaited the result.
He lost.
"A Pensacola dispatch of Saturday says
Within the last four days there has been only
one death directly traceable to yellow fever,
that of sailor from vessel in the harbor
4 few new cases have occurred. Only two Of
the cases now existing are believed to be Sc
rious. The board of health has only two
nurses on duty The physicians and the board
of health from caution hesitated to advise alb
Sentees to return, but the streets are full OF
them. Basiness has resumed it's ordinary as
pect.
--- 1hurlow Weed, the veteran journalist,
died in New York on Wednesday morning.
y contemporary of Greeley, Seward and other
founders of the Republican party, he acted
conspicuous part III the struggles which re-
suited in its ascendency. In his latter years
he was overshadowed by younger men, and
ceased to exert any positive influence on his
party Though loyal to the Republican party.
he was opposed to the ''bOSsism" and corrup-
tion which have been SO conspicuous for some
years, and which gained control Of that party.
1t was this opposition, no doubt, that caused
him to be without any appreciable influence.
- Frank James, the highwayman, was con-
veyed, from Independence to Kansas City last
Monday, and on his arrival at the latter place
was taken at once to the court house. He was
in charge of a single officer deputy marshal
Kirsh. A large crowd had gathered at Grand
Avenue depot to witness his arrival, but when
the train reached the station the marshal and
his prisoner alighted on the opposite side from
the depot and were two blocks away before it
wasdiscoyered by the eager throng. Meetlnga
carriage they entered it and were driven to
charge by the Tailor. Pending his arraign-
ment he was taken to the waiting room, where
a number of curious ones were introduced.
"A Washington dispatch of Monday says
that Thomas L. Tulloch, who has for several
years occupied the position of disbursing Off
Ger in the Postoffice in Washington, was, on
last Saturday, appointed postmaster in place
of D. D. Anger, removed. 1t is also rumored
in Washington that the President will shortly
make several more removals Of Federal office
holders for impeding the course of justice in
the Star-route cases. Among the names men,
toned in connection with the rumored remov-
als are those of District Attorney Corkhill,
9Th auditor Elijah Burnside and Register
Ramsdell Brewster Cameron and James
Young, the present chief clerk of the depart
ment of justice, are spoken of as likely to sue
ceed Marshal Henry. 1t is this, probably,
that has induced Attorney General Brewster
to draw up another indictment of Brady and
his co-conspirators in the Star Route steal,
and promise the nation another farscal trial
of these plunderers of the public treasury.
- While the workmen who are engaged in
digging away the foundation of the old post
office, formerly the old Dutch Church, at Mas
sau and Cedar streets, New York, they came
upon place in the floor of one of the vaults
which was covered with boards. Upon these
DelnS TeIuONeu IUeIe NdS q lOulu pIt dDpul
five feet square bricked up on all sides. The
pit was filled with numberless skulls and hu
man bones piled in prOmiscuous confusion.
Up to O'Clock sixteen skulls and five boxes
of bones were taken out of the pit, and then
it had only been dug about two feet down.
1t is not known yet how deep the pit is or how
many skeletons it contains The presence OF
the vault was entirely unknown to any one,
and the church had no record Of it. The dis
cOyery has created quite an excitement around
the neighborhood, and the streets near are
blocked with curious sight-seers The bones
are believed by some to be the remains of
Americans who were confined during the
revolutionary war in the old sugar house.
-- The New England Manufacturers and
Mechanics Institute of Boston closed its
annual fair last Friday. The exhibits OF
Southern products there, notably those pre-
sented by the Richmond and Danville, Chesa-
peake and Ohio, Tennessee Airline, Georgia
Pacific and other Southern railroads awaken
ed so great an interest among Northern man.
ufacturers that the Institute has decided to
set apart for the use of Southern exhibitors
at its annual fair space of from 10000 to
$4,000 square feet or more if applied for. The
society hopes that future exhibitions will be
arranged by States rather than as those by
railroad companies John NJ. Little, John
+. Wood and F. W. Griffin, chairman, treas
nrer and secretary respectively OF the Insti-
tute are now visiting the South with the OBJ
ject of endeagoring by personal efforts to Sc
cure the active cooperation Uf the Governors
and Legislatures of States interested in pro-
ducts so largely used in Northern manufac-
lures These gentlemen carry credentials to