Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-12-13
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6SEdpIl were UuTUSO.
The resolution passed by Congress to re-
tain in their places the disabled Union vet
Grams who held positions as door-keepers,
&C., in the previous Congress, has not yet
been denounced by the Republican press as
Southern outrage.
Sydney Morton, aclerk in a grocery store
at Monroe, N. c., was shot and killed We'd
nesday of last week by John McIarty, color
ed. McLarty claims that the shooting was
accidental, utthe CorOner's jury committed
him to Jail without bail.
The United States Court opens in Char
lotte this week. It is expected that Judge
Bond will join Judge Dick during the term.
There is large civil docket and many ap-
peals to be heard. The election cases from
Anson will be continued until next May
term by direction of the Attorney General.
Burt Ellis, colored, confined in the Cleve-
land, n. c., Jail under sentence of death
for the murder of Mrs. Logan, near Whita-
ker's Station, has made full confession OF
the crime. He advises the colored people
to let whisky alone and keep away from
festivals.
Sunday, the 23rd instant, will be the
centennial anniversary of the surrender of
Washington's commission as commander
in chief of the Continental army, which
took place at Annapolis, Maryland, where
the Continental Congress was then in ses-
sion.
- Gov. Patterson vetoed the bill of the
Pennsylvania Legislature apprOpriatlng
$780, 900 to pay the members $40 day apiece
for the time they were in extra session, in
dead lock, vainly trying to reapportion the
Congressional districts. The bill was passed
over the veto.
The army of pensioners amounting to
303,6 ,65S are classified as follows: Army IN
valids, 199,64S; army widows, minor chill
dren, and dependent relatives, 1924 navy a!i
invalids, 2,64S; navy widows, minor chill
dren and dependent relatives, 1907 survi-
vors of the war of 1912, 4,S31; widows OF
those who served in the war of 1872, q 1886.
Says the Charlotte Observer: It is not
the election of Carlisle as Speaker which is
going to affect one way or the other the ft-
ture prospects of the Democratic party.
That depends altogether on the course to be
pursued by Congress over which Mr.. Gar
isle presides. It must make the record
upon which the Democratic party is to stand
or fall.
In consequence of the general dissatis-
faction at the appearance and quality of the
recently issued postal notes, the Postmaster
General has order change to be made.
Hereafter they will be printed on blue tint
ed paper, instead of the yellow now used.
One of the principal objections to the present
notes is that the paper on which they are
printed becomes easily mutilated.
The business failures for the week end
ing last Friday, throughout the United
States and Canada, reported to R. G. Dun d
Co.'s mercantile agency, number 3O7 as
against 242, for the previous week. This is
the most formidable list recorded in any
one week for some years past. This In
crease is principally in the Western and
Southern States and in Canada.
In the Uuited States Supreme Court,
last Monday, a decision was rendered in
the contested will case of Stephen Percy
Ellis ct al, collateral heirs of Sarah Ann
Dorsey against Jefferson Davis, to recover
possession of certain real and personal prop
erty left to the latter by Mrs. Dorsey at her
death. The judgment of the court in favor
of Davis is affirmed.
-Ex-Clerk Mcpherson, of the United
States House of Representatives, has pre-
pared an exact tabular statement of the
Democrats, 11S Republicans, 5 Readjusters,
8 Independents Uyman of Massachusetts,
York of North Carolina and Ochiltree of
Texas and Greenback-Labor man. There
are two vacancies-in the 2nd Mississippi
and 7th Virginia districts.
The Mexican war veterans, in session at
Washington city, visited Mt. Vernon in a
body last Friday. Addresses were deliv-
cred on Friday night by Senator Logan and
ex-Judge Mackey, of South Carolina. Sen
ator Logan said he would vote to pension
all Mexican veterans. Mr.. Mackey devoted
himself to giving detailed account OF the
Mexican war and paying tribute to those
engaged in it. His address was highly en-
joyed.
At Kansas City, Mo-, last Thursday af-
ternoon, the trial of Frank James was set for
January IA, and his bail was fixed at So, 600.
It is stated that James will offer bond in q
few days. The old indictment for the Blue
Cut train robbery was quashed and new
one was returned of like tenor, setting forth
an additional description of certain jeWelry
stolen. The trial of Charles Ford upon a
charge of completely in the same robbery
was also set for January IA.
In England, from the year 1879 to 1882,
one hundred and seven prisoners were sem
fenced to death, and only fifty-one, not quite
half of the condemned number, were eNecu-
ted. The figures are esignifcant, in that they
show growing humanity in the adminis-
tration of the penal laws in England. The
death penalty is evidently not popular in
that country, and it would not be surprising
if the English Parliament in the near future
should abolish it.
General Hancock has won suit of sew
eral years standing against hotel in which
he had some 5000 worth of property stolen.
The defence was that he boarded by the
month at a reduced rate, and that guests
were required to deposit valuables in the
safe. The case has gone all through the
courts up to the New York Court of Appeals,
oriyyo irIo nj fxr q
that the terms of his accommodations did
not affect the in-holder's liability, and that
the landlord did not have notices posted
requiring the deposit Of valuables in the
SAFE
An old Louisville lady was in her nine
ty-first year. Her heirs needing money,
sold their chances to man who supposed
that the old lady could not live long. Three
years later the old lady was still alive, and
SO we'll and hearty that she got married.
At this time there is not the slightest in
dication that she is to pass over the river
sooner than anybody else, and the man who
bought out the heirs is quite as likely to
make the voyage as she. Nothing is more
uncertain than old ladies with property to
bequeath.
The tenth anniversary of the founding
of the Reformed Episcopal Church was Gel
ebrated in New York on Sunday. Rev.
DIR. William T. Sabine said that the Re-
formed Episcopal Church in America had
nothing ten years ago but a righteous cause
and the ministry could be counted on ones
fingers. To-day there were 73 church build
ings and II, 900 scholars, 1000 teachers, 5000
communicates and an income for the past
year of S1S4,00 But this was by no means
all that had been effected. The new church
had done good to the old church in check
ing extremists.