Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-09-27
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- The wire fence war will engage an eN-
ira session of the Texas Legislature. Some
of the pastures are fenced without break
for forty miles or more, and the only choice
left to travellers is either to drive two days
Journey out of their way or cut the fences.
- Tax Collector It. J. Britton, of Hale
county Ala, is reported to be a defaulter in
the sum of ST., 900. He declines to talk and
will stand trial. His friends claim that he
is guilty of no Intentional wrong. The de-
falcation is said to extend back for several
years.
- Georgia legislators do not mean to be
imposed upon by base limitations OF butter.
The Legislature has just passed a bill oblig-
ing hotels which use oleomargarine to have
displayed in their rooms, their offices and
on their bills-of-fare the words, "This hotel
uses oleomargarine."
- The ashes of Christopher Columbus,
after having been moved from place to
place half dozen times, are now to be
taken out of their resting place in the cathe-
dral of San Domingo and placed in glass
urn so that they may be visible to those
whose curiosity may lead them that way.
A young man in Georgia sent his sweet
heart a boquet on Monday, and she thus
wrote him: "Oh, the permeating aroma
of that altogether too lovely exhuberance
in nv soul passion that time cannot OBJ
literate." He Immediately left for parts
unknown.
- The Florida Tines Union says "Jeter-
son Davis is still under bonds to appear for
trial for treason, and the Georgia law offer
ing five thousand dollars reward for the
head of William Lloyd Garrison is yet in
force. What lot of old political bric-a-
brac there is lying around this country, II
one would only look it up"
- Suits had been pending in the Texas
courts against the Houston and Texas Cen
t @ eoGreS neoaRe p fpI ride in t cs
coaches. These suits have been dropped,
the company agreeing to put special cars on
for tine accommodation of colOred people,
which cars are to be as good as those used
for white passengers.
- Calculations based upon observations
of the comet recently discovered by Mr..
Brooks have just been completed by Pro-
fessor Boss, of the Dudley Observatory.
They show beyond doubt that this comet
is identical with the Pous comet OF 1917,
so long expected. The comet will reach its
perihelion in January, and will be visible
to the naked eye in December, perhaps
sooner.
-Advices from Professor Nordenskjold's
ceived. They state that the expedition
started from Autleikswick on the 4th OF
September and reached a distance of 800
kilometres inland, attaining height OF
1000 feet above the level of the sea. This
is the first time that human beings have
penetrated so far into Greenland. The
whole region is IN ice desert, proving that
there is no open water inland.
- The mass State convention of colored
voters held at Columbus, Ohio, last Thurs
day, was captured early by the Democrats,
licans, when the former bolted and two
conventions were held. The boilers ap-
pointed delegates to the National conven-
ton, to be held at Louisville, September "A,
and adopted resolutions cOndemning the
Republicans. The other convention refus-
ed to appoint delegates and endorsed the
Republican ticket.
- The convention of the New York De-
mocracy, to be held at Buffalo to-day, will
be very largely attended. New York city
will contribute large quota of the attend
also purchased tickets, and the list will be
swelled to one thousand. The Tammany
train of drawing-room cars will be hand
somely decorated, and the famous Seventh
Regiment Band will furnish the music.
The county Democracy will have a train of
twenty cars to carry delegation OF five
hundred, while another train will carry
Irving Halls delegation of three hundred.
- The recent suicide of Judge Mayo is one
of the sad results of Malone bossism in
Virginia. He was q Democrat, but was
persuaded by his sons, who were Readjust--
ers, to accept ajudgeship under the present
that the ermine would shield him from
political service. But he professed to a
Norfolk clergyman Just before he took his
own life that he had been compelled to re-
move an official and make an appointment
which grated upon his conscience, and after
ward appeared to him to be in violation
of law. His friends are satisfied that this
act so preyed upon his mind that it pro-
duced insanity.
The Legislature Of Georgia has refused
to pay the expenses of the funeral of the
late Governor Stevens. Relying on the
devotion with which the late Governor
served the State, and the fact that he died
while in an official position and without an
and citizens of Atlanta went to considera-
BILE expense in giving him fitting burial
Over twenty military companies were in
line at the funeral, and the coffin was of the
same pattern as that in which President
Garfield was buried. The bill for the pay
ment of these expenses has been hanging
fire for two months, the legislators higgling
over the bills of musicians and undertakers
until it has grown into public scandal.
Last Friday the House sat down on the
whole affair, leaving committees and pri-
vate individuals to foot the expenses.
Mr.. Devices, of Philadelphia, has origi-
mated new theory of time keeping, which
the managers of several railroads speak Of
adopting. The tWenty-four hours will be
counted from one to tWenty-four, and there
will be no o'clock, p. M, and a. m., for in
stead of that it will be thirteen O'Clock, and
so on. Here is what Mr.. Devices says about
it: "Anything more crude, uncertain and
insufficient than the style now in use cannot
be imagined. 1t is relic of the dark ages,
adoptad centuries before railroad or tele-
graph was thought of. Modern progress
demands something better adapted to the
wants of our present advanced civilization
If my plan is adopted think it will gradu
ally extend throughout the world. would
take time from Greenwich Observatory
for it is the best time that exists. 1t is
exact, constant and known, or ascertainable,
everywhere"
- The election for Governor of Ohio,
comes off October the 9th. Each party is
doing its best, and it may be tight pull
between them. There is big quarrel in
Hamilton county, brought about by editor
John Mclean, of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
who has personal dislike to Senator Pen
dleton, but that affair will probably not
interfere much with the result in the State.
Up to this time the German element is work
ing with the democratic party, and should
If vote SOlidly democratic the prospect is