Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-05-24


City Z.
1t is said that the Hon. w. D. Kelley, of
Pennsylvania, is suffering from a disease of
the mouth similar to that which proved ia
tai to the lamented Senator Hill. He has
already submitted to a surgical operation,
and the surgeons as i'm Hill's case, say that
he will recover. It is to be hoped that he
will rally and get we'll, but the chances are
against him.
George O. Jones, the New York Green
backer, being interviewed, stated that the
Greenbackers would nominate candidates
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
in June, 1884. eve will not elect them
this time," he said, "because the Democrats
will sweep the country, but we will elect
our men in 1888. Both the old parties will
have been broken up by that time"
Charles F. Kring, whose remarkable sue
cess in fighting the law and escaping pun
ishment for the murder of Dora Broemaer,
in St. Louis, Mo-, eight years ago, has been
written up and published time and again,
and who was released from prison on bail
about three weeks ago under decision OF
the United States Supreme Court, died on
the 18th, in that city, from internal hemor-
rhage.
The Act of the Tennessee Legislature
constituting railway commission provides
that all of the railways in that State. shall
pass free the members of the commission.
The officers of the various roads have de-
clined to acknowledge the right of the Leg
free over their lines, but have sent annual
passes to the three commissioners ''as per-
sonal courtesy alone"
The widow of the late Congressman
James O. Smith, of Alabama, has married
her nephew. AS the laws of that State are
aginst such marriage they went to Ken
tucky, and as the same laws were found
to prevail there they went Immediately
to Gallatin, Tenn, where they were marrl-
ed. After overcoming these obstacles the
couple have returned to their plantation
near Selma.
- The Court of claims at Washington, last
Monday, decided in the case of LaWton, Of
South Carolina, VS.. the United States, that
the government is liable for the amount bid
by the commissioners under direct tax laws
at their sales in excess of the tax penalty,
interest and costs. This is one of several
test cases brought by Mr.. Earle of Washing
ton to obtain construction of the court up
on the statute and the decision is regarded
as great Importance to claimants.
Josh Billings is the best paid literary
man in the world, possibly with the excep-
Eion of Tennyson. He recently received
S4OO for twelve words. They were for an
advertisement for dry goods house. Many
of his best things are disposed of in this
way. AS he was an auctiOneer and with
out dollar till nearly three score years old,
he is not above peddling out his work at
the best figure now. He is rich, drives a
fine team, is kind and gentle as girl, but
has an eye to finances.
The Senatorial divorce suit between
Senator Fair and his wife was tried in the
District Court at Virginia City, Nevada, on
Saturday the 18th inst. The defendant
filed no answer to Mrs. Fairs complaint,
and decree for a divorce was granted,
and the court awarded plaintiff the hand
some sum of 81 ,25O, 900 in money and United
States bonds. The oldest son was given
over to the defendant and the three young
est children to the plaintiff. 1t seems inn
possible to find out exactly the cause Of
the difficulty between the unhappy husband
and wife.
- On April the 2lst the people of Rome
celebrated its 2,636th anniversary. Tradi-
ton hath it that from the day when ROmu-
lus and Remus laid out the lines of the eter
nal city this anniversary has been kept with
civil and religious festivities. Rome has
seen many vicissitudes during these 1886
years of rough and boisterOus life. Once
the mistress of the world through her legions
of soldiers and again the mistress of the
world through the statecraft of her priest
hood, now both of those glories have depart
ed, though still the papacy continues and
St. Peters remains the wonder of mankind.
"A cyclone struck the west side of Calves
ton, Texas, last Thursday. A small house
occupied by the family Of James Burch was
blown to atoms. Miss Burch and child
were seriously injured. The Baptist Church
was completely demolished. The brick res
idence of Andrew S. McMurtrey was blown
down and Mrs. McMurtrey and her mother
were buried in the debris, but it is thought
that they are not fatally injured. A color
ed schOOlhOuse was torn from its foundation
and badly wrecked. Many houses were
moved from their places, and fences and
shade trees suffered. The cyclone lasted
only minute, but the rain fell in torrents.
The managers of the American Bible
Society have just presented their siXty-sev-
enth animal report. From the report it ap-
pears that during no previous year of the
history of the Society have 50 many pages
ofthe sacred word been issued, and only sim
the one just closed in the number of volumes
distributed. Three hundred and eleven
colporteurs have labored in this country,
and two hundred and seventy-siX in for
eign lands. The receipts for the year for
general purposes, were $59S,64l. 81. The
number of copies of the Scriptures issued
dunng the yearis SIG, ,232. The issues of the
Society during siXty-seven years amount to
forty-two million, eighty-three thousand,
eight hundred and sixteen.
ID. C. Hutchins, who murdered Will a
Lyon at the ferry landing in Bossier Par
ish, opposite Shreveport La, tWoWeeks ago,
while being conveyed to Belleville Jail on
Sunday of last week, was taken from the
guard by seventy-fve or one hundred men
and hanged in the woods. When he saw
masked men coming Hutchins pulled a
huge dirk knife from his pocket and stab
bed himself three times near the heart.
After hanging him these placards were pin
ned to his body: "There is a point where
forbearance ceases to be virtue" "Fetter-
mans-Both of you never return; If you do
YOU will follow this desperate and thief"
The two Fettermans keep stores on the Op-
posite sides of the river and are in some way
mixed up with Hutchins. Thousands of
people have visited the place where the
hanging occurred. Young Lyon, the MUIR
dered man, was native of Abbeville coun-
ty, S. G.
- The Irish immigrants sent to this coun-
try by the British Government are given
free transportation tickets and from 81 to $50
in cash, which, it is apparent, will not pro-
vide for them very long. Most OF them re-
ceive'no more than $40 or $l5 from the pur-
ser of the ship they came on. There are
many children among them of a tender age.
One woman with six small children arrived
at Boston the other day, and all she had be-
yond her passage money was SIS given her
out of the British fund. 1t is evident that
these persons are TRANSPORTED to get rid of