Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-07-12
MERE.MENTION.

James l.. Jones, Democrat, has been
elected to Congress from the First Alabama
district. .''.'''""Gen. Gordon, president of the
Georgia Pacific Railroad, has resigned that
position. '''''''''At Salem, Oregon, the other
day, the State prison convicts made des-
perate attack on the officers. In an attempt
to escape three were killed and two wound
ed. No officers were wounded. .''''.'''.The
Georgia Legislature is in session. .'''''''''The
libel suit of E. J. Lehman, who conducts a
''cheap,john" store in Chicago, against the
regarding his reputation, was concluded
last week, with a verdict for s25,OOO dam
ages against that paper. '''''''" "EX-Govern-
or Brown, of Georgia, is to be paid So, 900 a
year as president of the Florida ship ca
nal. .''''''Governor Lowry, Of Mississippi,
has declined to call an extra session of the
Legislature, as recommended by the Levee
Convention. I'm Cincinnati the pay
ment of the tax under the Scott Liquor law
now approXimates $3.50, 900. .'..'''''An Ohio
Republican tellsa Washington reporter that
if Hoadly is elected Governor of Ohio he
will be the Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent. '''''''''The steamer Daphne capsiZed
while being launched at Glasgow, Scotland,
on Tuesday and drowned 100 men. '''"Capt.
James c. Flemming, late chief deputy Of
eh- h-lIedouIeI IOlh, VI 1ellllcSSee, was dI-
rested at Hot Springs on the 18th, charged
10000. He was taken to Nashville. '':"A
Montgomery, Ala, dispatch of Saturday
says the planters of that section are very
anxious about the cotton crop, as the
worms have appeared on many planta-
tions. .'.'.''''The toy pistol was heard from
on the glorious Fourth. In Chicago alone
3S casualties, five of them fatal, with other
cities still to hear from. '''''''''There are now
80 actual and projected railways in Mexico.
Of these four are finished, 30 are under con-
struction, and II are projected. ''''''''Ten-
nessee has IS copper furnaces, with an an
nual yield Of nearly 100000 pounds of cop
per. '''''''''The space at the the Louisville
Exhibition is being rapidly taken, and
themselves. ..'''.'''The British government
is now arranging telegraph service for the
transmission Of kilograms at six-pence
apiece to any part Of the United Kingdom.
The reduction will 60 into effect in October
next. The present rateis one shilling, about
24cents of our money. .''''''"There were forty
three deaths from yellow fever at Havana
last week. '''''''''Mr. Blaine will stump Ohio
for the Republicans. '.'.''."The Tennessee
State Prison, with it's convict labor, has
been leased to the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company for six years at S101, 1000 per an
mum. .'''''."'Nelson Howard, colored, who
killed 10 hn Kane, on the 4th instant at
Mound City, Illinois, was taken out of Jail
by mob and hanged at 2 o'clock last Fri
day morning. .'''''''..On last Thursday the
State Treasurer of Iowa paid the last dollar
of the State war debt. Iowa has no other
Indebtedness of any character not covered
by funds now in the treasury. '''''''' Charles
Haughn, late county judge of Marion coun
ty, Texas, and the principal witness in the
Marion county election cases, was murder
ed on the 3rd instant as is supposed, by
parties indicted in the United States
Court. .'''''''''Thefirst bale of the new crop of
cotton was sold at Albany, Ga, last Thurs
day at 25! cents per pound. ''''.'''' Marion B.
Roberts, of Paulding county, Ga, commit
ted suicide on Sturday of last week, by cut
ting his throat. He lived until Tuesday
and declared that he was out Of his mind
when he committed the deed. He was
one of the wealthiest citizens of that coun-
ty.' .''''''"'Col. Marcellus E. Thornton, the for
merpublisher of the defunct Atlanta Post
appeal, has caused the arrest of Coils. A. H.
Moore and A. l.. Harris, the purchasers of
the remains, for swindling. .'''''''.Ihe dead
lock in the New Hampshire Legislature on
the Senatorial election still continues. On
Monday vote was taken, but no quorum Of
either house was present.