Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-06

them then great many OF the DeSC people.
They got old Aleck Hunt to sell his land and
90 with them. His wife and daughter accom-
panied him, and he had 81, 800 with him. They
first took his daughter from him, next his wife
and then his money. The old man got blind
at last and started to wander home He died
over there blind beggar.
The Mormon preachers are expected BACK III
a week or two. II they come there Will De
some lynchng done, as the people through all
the neighboring counties are desperate. lfno
other law will protect them they will have to
resort to mob law.-Cincinnati Gazette
A DETECTIVES STORY.
1t was dark, and rainy day. The dawn
had stolen in through the ashen clouds, and
a dense fog wrapped around the houses and
lay upon the streets like a winding sheet. A
misty wind, steely and cold, now and then
would whistle along the wide avenue and
rattle the shutterless easements of the old
brick house. a wild, clustering day was
that Tuesday, twenty years ago :; and many
a heart shrank with a strange feeling OF hor-
ror as they read in the morning paper of New
Orleans of the tragedy far down on Charles
street. 1t was one of those densely crowded
districts for which certain localities in that
city were then noted.
uo
an early hour and were among the first to
reach the place, where young girl in the very
flush of her tender womanhoOd, lay murdered.
On low cot, the crimson stain on sheet
and pillow, and the dark hair thrown back
like floss of silk, the dead girl lay. Under
meath the linen sheet was traced theioutllnes
of the slender limbs and rounded form. Full
of grace and exquisitely fashioned had the
creature been in life. Even with the seal of
death stamped upon her face and form, she
looked like child asleep. One almost eX-
pected the glorious eyes to open-the long
black lashes to lift from the waxen cheek.
n smile yet fingered about the lips, as sun
shine plays OH Il cloud sOmetimes-and the
olive tint of the brow and neck still looked
like life.
SThe tears fell like rain as we looked upon
the dead-this nameless stranger from for
eign land. None knew whence she came
none knew her history The old house itself
had long been deserted-a ruinous building
given up to decay. But one night the neigh
bors heard cries Of distress, and the piercing
wall of woman in terror thrill out on the
night air ; then lights flashed i'll the windows,
and the patter of running feet was heard on
the stairs. Still later in the night, the sound
of low music came out on the silent street
and then sobbings, like some one crying-and
after this all grew dark and the quiet unbro-
ken. But in the early dawn some went into
the old house to search out the mystery.
High up they found a locked door, which
defed all efforts to open it. But they broke
it in at last, and saw poorly furnished room
and dead girl lying on the COT There was
nothing in the house outside of this room to
show that it had ever been inhabited. There
was no wardrobe, no dresses nothing but the
crimson sheets and the linen gown and on
! the floor, near the bed a bracelet set with
diamonds but it bore no initial mark-a silent
Jewel, beautiful as the arm it had encircled.
| There was no clew to be found unless the brace
let would lead to one a curious trit1e, fashion
| ed like Il golden serpent, and the jewels Hash
| ing like eyes from the head-even the tongue
| had diamond flame, and cleaned like Jet
of fire.
The girl had been stabbed to the heart, and
had died without struggle. There was an
awful mystery about it which I could not
unlavel TO me it appeared that there had
been crime committed, which if revealed,
would disclose some terrible purpose that now
could not be perceived. But nothing could be
done as yet. We must wait and watch, ana
| this we did.
had heard of sloop landing below the
city few days before, under circumstances
that created some suspicion. determined to
look up the parties who had seen it and see if
| could find some trace that would help my
| Investigations. From this source l learned
that an old man and woman and young girl
had landed, and that the vessel had Immediate
ly gone back to sea again. Those who had
observed its strange conduct then remembered
to have seen it again on the morning OF the
homicide, at the same place, and the old man
and woman were taken on board, but they
were alone-ohly the two-the girl was left
behind. The fisherman and his wife who
told me this told me, too, that the young
lady was richly clad, and the old people ap-
peared to he her servants.
What could it mean?
On this clcw went to Havana. Sometimes
I am led by Il strange feeling which acts as a
sort OF foreshadowing of what is to come. 1t
was so now. / knew by a sort of intuition
that"l should find out something about it there.
Nor were my impressions deceptive. l did
ascertain that such vessel had left that city,
ostensibly on pleasure excursion, but III re-
ality to spirit away al heiresS to an immense
estate. Tile old man and woman had been
brbed by a treacherous uncle to put her out
of the way. They had persuaded her to go
with them by representing to her the evil de-
signs of her relative, and protesting to he her
friends. In this way they succeeded in bring
ing her to New Orleans. Their plans had
been carefully contriyed, and but for the
strange whim that led me to Havana, would
have proved successful. The false uncle was
arrested and tried by Il Spanish tribunal for
abduction and murder; the punishment was
death. But the real perpetrators brought
back with me- They confessed the homicide,
told Immediately how the crime was accom-
plisled and were hung.
EDUCATED MEN.-In the great city of New
York, many men of fine education find it bit
terly hard to keep themselveSin bread and but
ter. While u skilled workman can always
command good wages, those who are ''willing
to do anything g''-whch means that they know
how to do little or nothing-have no chance at
all there are a hundred applicants for every
vacancy. NO small number of the searchers
for places" says Il reporter who has examined
the subject. care native Americans. With
neither trade nor profession, they are forced to
take whatever otfers-and nothing offers.
Many of them are educated men, who can con-
iugate Greek verb without difficulty. But
Greek verbs, however ornamental, are poor
stocks in trade a thorough classical edllcH-
ton, however desirable it may be, is OF little
use in the employment market unless backed
by some useful practical knowledge. College
Graduates are standing on every corner looking
for work. If any person should desire to ride
up Broadway in a coach drawn by score OF
accomplished collegians, he would have no
trouble in employing them, even if lie offered
them no more than their board" a man who
chad pawned his clothes to pay for his adver.
tisement, - advertises that he wants work of
any kind where he can earn his board. What
sad story the pathetic appeal tells of that
hope deferred which maketh the heart sick
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