Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-02
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John Thomas, a l3-year-old boy, was thrown
under the cars and had both legs cut off
while attempting to board a moving train.
He died soon afterward. When the news
of the accident was carried to the boys
mother she was nursing an infant only a
lew weeks old, and Mrs. Thomas was so af-
fected by the shock that the child at her
breast was sieZed with cOnvulsions and died
in few hours.
The New Orleans Picay,'ae of Thursday
says: "Last evening R. B. Elliot, colored
ex-Congressman from South Carolina, de-
livered lecture to large colored audience
and Liberty streets. Elliot lectured under
the auspices of the American Club, choos-
ing for his subject: "The paramount necessi-
ty of education for the preservation of Re
publican Institutions" The speaker was
listened to throughout with great attention
and delivered an interesting lecture.
- Itseems that one Blackburn has lately
opened q private post Office in New York
city contrary to the postal laws of the
United States, and the United States dis
trict attorney has begun suits against 165
of his patrons for the recovery of a penal
ty of $50 in each case for violation of the
United States postal law. Another suit has
also been instituted against VIM. Black
haur, proprietor of the post, for penalties
for infraction of the law in carrying on
letter express.
Capt. Webb, the great English SWIM
mer, who won world wide fame by swim
ming across the English channel, undertook
to shoot Niagara on Tuesday, a crowd of five
hundred people gathering to see him 90 It,.
He jumped overheard a mile and half
above the fall, on the American side, being
nude with the exception of band to pro-
SfnnoQPh down.
ward until he reached the whirlpool, where
he threw one hand up and disappeared.
He has not been seen since, and is of course,
drowned. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren in England.
An exchange says: "Senator Hampton,
of South Carlina, will accompany the Pres
ident on his cruise in the Yellow Stone
country. General Hampton made tour OF
the South with President Hayes in 1877, and
did an immense amount of good by his
manly addresses to the people" Hampton
Presidents since Hayes time. President
Arthur is much inclined to Hampton and
Vest. The one appeals to him as sports
man; the other as wit. Hampton catch
es fish, and Vest anecdotically "throws tubs
to whales"
- One of the most dismal failures of the
epoch is the attempt to make farmers OF the
Russian Jews who came to the United
States. Four thousand of the 10000 have
been sent back to Europe. We are told
that the rest of the Jews are in this country,
but more of them are in destituti0n, and
ought to go back. Mr.. Kursheedt, the man.
ager of the society at New York, says the
Russian Jew at IS is as old as an American
at so, owing to early marriage and hard
ship, and they soon pass beyond an age
when they adapt themselves to new cir
cumstances.
The Hon. Montgomery Blair died at his
residence, near Washington City, last Fri
iay morning. He was the father of Fran
els Preston Blair, who was candidate for
Vice President on the Democratic ticket
headed by Horatio Seymour in 1868. He
was born in 1918, in Franklin county, KY,
graduated at West Point in 1885, but resign
ed the next year and began the practice Of
law in st. Louis. Like his son, he held
office under both parties. He was the un-
successful counsel for the plaintiff in the
Dredd Scott case in 1857, and was post-mas-
ter-general from 1861 to 1864, having been
appointed by President Lincoln.
- Under date of Friday, R. G. Dun e. Co.,
report that at nearly all important trade
centres there is decrease of business as
This is probably accounted for by the un-
certainty of communication owing to the
telegraph strike. The gradual improve
ment in this regard will restore commerce
it's accustomed channels. The failures re-
ported throughout the country for the week
number 100, against 16S last week. The
geographical distribution was: New Eng
land States 33, Middle States 32, Western
States 81, Southern States 20, Pacific States
and Territories 20, Canada 81 and New
York cityS.
The Senate of Georgia is the more con-
servative body of the two houses, and yet
it's temper is shown in the passage of the
bill, by vote of % to II, making it a
crime for an insurance company to appeal
from the State to the Federal Courts. The
bill provides that any fire insurance COM
pany, association or partnership, incorpo-
rated or organized under the laws of any
other State or elsewhere out of Georgia, de-
string to transact such business by agent or
agents in that State shall, in addition to the
present requirements Of the Code of the
State, file an agreement in the office of the
Comptroller General that the company will
not remove for trial any suit commenced in
the Courts of Georgia to the United States
District Court. By this sort of legislation
the people will eventually be cut off from
recourse to federal law.
The Galveston, Texas, Ne,cS has the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lampasos: A carriage
containing the skeletons of three adults and
two children sitting bolt upright as if in life
under a large tree has been found near the
road in Llano county. The tree was shat
tered by lightning. 1t is supposed that the
carriage sought shelter under the tree and
was struck, the bolt killing the teamster and
horses. The weather-beaten appearance of
the carriage and it's trimmings indicate
that the event had happened year or two
ago. In small trunk was letter address,
ed to "James G.. Chamberlain, London,
Eng" The remains were found by a ranch
man driving cattle, and the discovery was
reported at once to the authorities. The par
ties are supposed to have been tourists. The
spot where they were found is secluded and
far from any habitation.
The Jury in the case of ex-Treasurer
Polk brought in verdict of guilty of en-
bezzlement, fixing the penalty at imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for twenty years
and imposing fine to the full amount of the
embezzlement. His counsel entered mo-
tion for a trial on the ground of the in
competency of the jury. Affidavits of two
witnesses were submitted that Taylor AL
ford, Juror, stated on the day he was
summoned that he was in favor of hanging
the prisoner, but the affidavit also states
that this was said in jesting way. The
motion for new trial was overruled by the
Judge, who passed sentence upon Polk in
accordance with the recommendation Of
the jury, fixing his term of imprisonment
at twenty years and imposing fine of $780,
5401O. The case was appealed to the Su-
preme Court, and the bond raised to S45,-
600, which was given.
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