Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-07-12
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As a result of Gen. Crooks recent raid
on the hostile Indians and his capture OF a
number of Apaches, Chief Moses has agreed
to surrender his entire reservation IN WASH
ington Territory and settle with his people
on the Collville reservation adjoining. luis
expected that the contemplated agreement
will result in throwing open for settlenehI
about two million acres of land.
- The Pennsylvania Legislature, was
thrown into uproar on Friday by the charge
that most of the Democratic members had
been Southern sympathizers during the
war. The lie was freely passed, and the
fact demonstrated that there were more
surviving Federal soldiers in the Demo-
cratic minority than in the Republican
majority.
The business failures throughout the
country for the seven days ending last Fri
day, as reported to R. G. Dun & Co.'S Mer-
cantile Agency, number 12S, which is con-
siderably below the average of the past ten
weeks. There have been few important
failures anywhere and none in the city of
New York to specially note. The New
England States had 10, Western States so,
Middle IS, Southern "A, Pacific States and
Territories Is, New York City and Cana
da 16.
Ten suits have been instituted by Nor
mons in the United States District Court at
appointed by the President to carry out the
provisions Of the Edmunds bill. This is
a deliberate attempt to break down the
commissioners and defeat the law. The
suits were instituted for damages with the
evident intention of coercing the commits
sioners. The Edmunds bill provides against
registration of Mormons as qualified voters
in State and Federal elections in Utah.
About thirty pauper emigrants arrived
at New York last Thursday. Should any
of them become chargeable to the public
they will be sent back to Europe. Com
plant was lodged with the Superintendent
at Castle Garden last Friday by the Hiber-
MIA Society of Philadelphia that Hannah
Callahan, who arrived in New York as an
assistant emigrant and has been employed
by a family as domestic in Philadelphia,
is insane. She was in lunatic asylum in
Ireland, and has no means and is unable to
work.
Joseph Brewster, the soldier who out
ragged Mrs. Davis at Fort Davis one year
ago, was hanged at Ysleta, Texas, last Fri
day. He made no confession, but dellV-
cred a speech of twenty minutes duration,
during which he took two big drinks of
whisky, his religious adviser taking the
bottle away from him once. The knot was
tied in bungling manner, and after the
trap fell Brewster Writhed and twisted ter
ribiy. The rope slipped and he was hauled
up from the trap and upon the platform.
The rope was replaced and the man hanged
over again After being cut down the body
was placed in redwood coffin and given in
charge of the attending Catholic priest.
Over eight hundred persons were present
and thirty vehicles were scattered about.
A medical authority. cautions. people
against all kinds of excitants during the
heated term. Itsays: "Physiologists record
the remarkable fact that even in warm
blooded animals immersed in bath at 120
degrees Fahrenheit the temperature of the
body rises but one or two degrees, while, as
DR.. Carpenter states, elevation Of tempera-
ture takes place principally when the animal
is enraged." 1t has been found by actual
thermometer tests that in exposing men to
air temperatures varying from the freezing
point at Cape Horn up to 1O4 degrees near
Calcutta the temperature of the body in the
same men varied within only two degrees.
The deadly effects of the July sun must,
therefore be ascribed largely, if not chiefly,
to the contributory causes of neglect OF hy,-
gienic precaution, to excessive drinking and
to mental eXcitements.
= The court-martial which tried Com
mander Mullan for losing the I. 5. steamer
.4shettlot in Chinese waters has sentenced
him to dismissal from service. The find
ing and sentence of the court have reached
the navy department, but have not yet been
acted on finally. The charges preferred
against Commander Mullan were drunken
ness on duty, neglect of duty and unnec-
essarily haZarding of the safety of his YES
sell The order of dismissal has already
been promulgated by Rear-Admiral Crosby,
commanding the Asiatic station, and Com
mander Mullan has been detached and or
dered home. This action is irregular and
therefore does not affect the case. He will
not be dismissed until the sentence is ap-
proved by the President.
- The number of claims received at the
internal revenue bureau for rebate on ac-
count of tobacco, snuff and cigars under the
new internal revenue law approXimates
10000, aggregating in amount about 81 ,OOO,-
600. The amount of stamps imprinted on
checks and drafts received at the internal
revenue bureau for cancellation and redemp-
tion to date is about So, 100000. Shipments
of checks with stamps cancelled are being
made for the internal revenue bureau daily.
Persons having stamps upon checks and
drafts cancelled and returned to them need
not, however, expect the money for the
value of the stamps so cancelled for some
time to come, as all such claims are referred
to the accounting officers of the department
to be audited before warrants are issued.
- Inc ANNUAL ScSSlOll Vi VIC OIdlll LOllSc
of the World. of the Independent Order of
Good Templars has just been held in Hall
fax, n. S. There was a large attendance OF
representatives, including those of the Grand
Lodge of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
the Isle of Man, Sweden, India, Cape Colony,
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Massachusetts,,
Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, South Austria
liza and the Bahamas. The reports of the
officers showed the worldwide character of
the order, and there has been an increase in
members each year since the last meeting
in Ireland in 1881, there being thirty-fOur
grand lodges and a total membership of
227,O0O. The progress of the order had been
having 139, 900 adult members and Sweden
$4,000, besides 1000 in Africa, 1900 in Asia,
1900 in Australia, 1000 in the West Indies
and 5000 in North America, to which must
be added 81 600 juveniles. in various coun-
tries. The next session will be held in June,
1885, at Stockholm, Sweden.
The contract for lighting the Louisville
Exposition building has been awarded to
the Edison Electric Light Company of New
York. The building is to be lighted with
1900 Edison incandescent electric lights OF
sixteen-candle power each. This is the
largest undertaking of the kind ever known,
and the plant to be used will be larger than
even that at the great London exhibition
of electric lights held last year. The expo
sition is the largest building ever lighted
with electricity. The amount of copper
wire used will weigh 10000 pounds, and if
stretched out would reach forty miles. Some
of the wire is very thick. There will be
fifteen dynamo machines worth about 81 900
A r.