Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-08
Straps and fatts.

Heavy oat crops are being put in.
- William D. Clancy, a we'll known Char
lestonian and one of the Masters in Equity
for that county, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head Wednesday. He
was bachelor and was noted for his wit
and social accomplishments.
There is trouble in Texas over the anti
civil rights bill decision, and the negroes
are reported to be rising in force in Milan
county. Troops were ordered out, but have
been dismissed, a colored preacher having
undertaken to restore peace.
About the first of next month the new
time principle indicating the hours from l
to "a O'Clock will be in practice. The watch
factories North have already begun to make
the new issue dials to mark the hours from
l to "a.
- The record in the case of Mrs. Myra
Clarke Gaines VS.. The City of New Orleans,
just forwarded to the Supreme Court OF the
United States, contains $1,000 pages Of legal
CAP paper and weighs 1876 pounds, and the
importance of the matters involved is COM
mensurate with the bulk of the record.
The business failures throughout the
United States and Canada for the seven
days ending last Friday as reported to K.
G. Dun & Co., number 215 against 2lo the
preceding week, and 243 the week before.
In the Southern, Middle and New England
States there is a marked decrease noted.
Near Falmouth, KY, bull planted
himself in front of fast express train on
the Kentucky Central in an attitude of de-
fance. The locomotive struck him and
killed him, but the baggage car and two
coaches were thrown from the track and
the rails were torn up for hundred feet
or more.
AT Huntington, Indiana, last Thursday,
Charlotte Epps was found guilty of murder
ing her husband last June, by administering
poison. Epps was an old and wealthy bach
elor, and was married two months before
his death, she previously having been his
houSekeeper. Her punishment was fixed at
imprisonment for life.
A fire occurred in Savannah, Ga, on
Wednesday afternoon of last week, and
ragged until after night, having exhausted
itself after spreading over fifteen blocks,
comprising the section between West Broad
street and the canal. One hundred cOlored
families and forty white families were rem
dered homeless, and the loss is over mil
lion dollars.
= The express agent at Atlantic Station,
Ga., was robbed Of a pouch containing $15,-
600 Thursday night The pouch was hung
round his neck, and he pushed it behind his
back as he stopped to raise the handles of
his trunk, which he was about to wheel into
his Office. A man came behind him, cut
the strap of the pouch and darted OFT with
it into the darkness
- Georgia has Confederate pension list
amounting to $25 900 per annum. One hun
dred dollars is allowed for loss of a leg
above the knee; $75 for the same loss be-
low the knee; $50 for an arm above the
elbow and $40 for an arm below. Under the
present law all persons who have sustained
such losses are carried on what is pratical-
Iva pension roll, coming up regularly every
three years for the amount in cash.
- A dispatch OF Friday from Corruna,
Indiana, says: For some time past the farm
ers of this neigborhood, who own self-bind
at this and adjacent postoffices threatening
vengeance because these machines reduce
the demand for farm laborers. This week
these threats took the form of barn burning.
Several barns have been destroyed already,
including two last night. One of these was
set on fire at o'clock this morning after
the owner had guarded it until 2 O'Clock.
Every county in Ohio gave majority
for the second, or prohibition amendment
exceptfve, viz, ,Cuyhahoga, Franklin, Ham,
ilton, Lucas and Montgomery. These coun-
ties contain the cities of Cincinnati, Column,
bus, Cleveland, Toledo and Dayton, and
kept the State from adopting the amend
ment. AS to the actual vote cast on this
question the prohibition vote is far ahead,
but the enemies to prohibition owe their
escape to the requirement that an affirma-
tive vote on constitutional amendmentsshall
include majority of all the votes cast at
the same election.
Several severe explosions have recently
occurred in London, supposed to be the
work of Fenian sympathisers. The heav-
lest explosion, and one had the plans Of it's
projectors been entirely successful, would
have caused great damage and loss of life,
was on the underground railway on Tues
day night of last week. The British gov
ernment offers reward of $500 for informa-
tion leading to the conviction of the perpe-
traitors of this outrage, and the railway
companies offer an additional reward of
f5O0.
A large meeting of prominent colored
citizens, held in Memphis last Friday night,
adopted resolutions expressing regret at the
decision of the Supreme Court in the civil
rights case and asking the people of the
State to join in petitioning the Legislature
to repeal all its Act discriminating against
colored people and protesting against con-
founding social and civil rights and in favor
ing the encouragement OF colored people
in the habits of economy and intellectual
culture. They also compliment Judge Har-
Ian. Addresses were made by Congressman
Casey Young and others.
- Frank James, the notorious outlaw,
under arrest at Gallatin, Mo-, has been
given, the freedom of the town, and great
Indignation is felt by the citizens of Gala
tin over the fact. A warrant from Alabama
is out for the arrest OF James, but it cannot
be acted upon until the State of Missouri is
through with him. During the recent trial
of James at Gallatin, while he was walking
about the streets, negro man was kept in
the court house with a ball and chain at
tached to his leg, his offence being the steal
ing of a ham for his family.
AT "a Democratic meeting in Danville,
Va, last Saturday, at 3 P. NJ, matters per-
tanning to the approaching election being
under discussion, a large number of ne
which the meeting was held, and created
a row, first commencing a fisticuff. This
soon led to the drawing of pistols by both
sides, when negro placed a pistol at Wal
ter Hollands head and fired, wounding
him, it is supposed mortally. Then a gen
eral fire opened, which resulted in the kill
ing of three negroes and the wounding of
many others, some mortally. Great excite
ment exists, especially near the Western
suburbs of the town. One white man was
fired upon while patroling in that vicinity,
which wounded him and his horse.
A meeting of large number of repre-
sentative colOred men was held at Birming
ham, Alabama, last Saturday in order to
express the sentiments of the colored peo-
pie on the decision Of the United States Su
preme Court on the Civil Rights act. Res
Olutions were passed denouncing the court