Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-29
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are still lamenting the low stage of water in
the streams and wells and are hoping for
copious rainfalls before cold weather fairly
sets in. Complaints of protracted drought
also come from Georgia.
Nearly million people visited the Lou
isville Exposition, and the city's business
for the year was increased thereby over S19,-
OOO,0OO. Well may the merchants of the
Falls City be in favor of duplicating the
enterprise.
ALL the testimony before the board of
enquiry into the failure of the Greedy relief
expedition, exonorates Lieutenant CARING
ton and Commander Wilde, of the Ya1atic,
and proves the vilest blundering of Secre-
taries Chandler and Lincoln and Gen. Hazen
of the Signal Service.
1t is said that nearly sc, 600, 600 trade dol
lars have been coined, of which sc, ,000,0 900,
or thereabouts. are in China and Japan, and
are carefully boarded by the natives. Of the
$6,OO00OO in America, nearly all is held by
spectators who bought them considerably
below par, and are now making up strong
lobby to induce Congress to redeem them
and convert them into standard dollars.
- The business failures of the week ending
last Friday, throughout the United States
and Canada, as reported to K. u. Dun d
Co.'s Mercantile Agency, number 247 as
compared with 235 the preceding week.
Three-fifths of the failures occurred in the
Western Southern and Pacific States, leav-
ing the Eastern and Middle States rather be-
low the average of the weeks.
- Burglar Porter, who was accused of kill
ing Burglar Walsh, at the time the latter
killed Burglar Irving in New York in Au-
gust, has been acquitted. There was a fear
full quantity of perjury in the trial. Porter
is a confessed and recognized burglar; but
since his acquittal on trial for murder, he
has opened drinking saloon and says he
intends hereafter to lead a Virtuous life.
- The South Atlantic States do not gener-
ally 60 without frost until November. In
1881 there was damaging frost in the first
week of October. In 1877 there was no frost
until November, and the winter following
was unusually mild. The weather proph-
cts, are, therefore, predicting a mild winter
in all the Southeastern section of the coun-
try. There are said to be other indications
Of moderate winter.
Justice Harlan, of the United States Su-
preme Court, has filed his dissenting opin-
ion in the civil rights cases. He bases his
dissent on the ground that the majority de-
cision does not give full effect to the intent
with which the constitutional amendments
were adopted. The "intenJ' was to harass
and annoy the Southern whites Judge
Harlan doubtless maintains his side in an
astute manner.
- Malone has issued very long and some
what ridiculous document which is intend
ed to be manifesto, but is really only the
usual defeated candidates. explanation some
what distended. He charges that the Dem
ocrats obtained their %, 600 majority by sys-
tematic bulldozing and murder, and appeals
to his constituency and the public generally
to rally for 1884, and pull himself and Rid
dleberger out of the mud.
- The bill striking out the word 'male''
from all election laws passed the Council OF
Washington Territory Legislature in session
at Olympia, Wednesday, by vote of 70.
1t passed the lower House several weeks
ago by Is to II majority. Gov. Newell has
expressed the intention y sign the bill, and
there is no doubt it will become law in the
regular time-siXty days The first ioppor-
tunity the women will have to vote will be
at the general election next November.
The citizens of Danville, Va, have,
through a committee of 40 appointed for the
purpose, taken and published the evidence
regarding the riot there. From this it ap-
pears that the negroes, inflamed by incen-
diary speeches and believing that the mu-
nicipal government was at their back, made
fisticuff between black and white man
the preteXt for display of firearms and a
challenge to combat, which was accepted,
resulting in general shooting and the
wounding of three whites and threenegroes,
and the killing OF four negroes.
One of the natural curiosities of Herman
do county, Florida, is an immense live oak,
situated near BrOOkville, which, seven feet
from the ground, measures thirty-fve and
one-half feet in circumference from this
height to the top it has but two large limbs,
the limbs spreading out, and at the top
measuring eighty yards across. On one side
of this singular work of nature is q small
orifice, from which issues continual stream
of cold air, showing some subterranean con-
nection that is unaffected by what is going
on above the surface of the ground.
In Augusta, Ga, last Thursday morn
ing, the Rev. Cadesman Pope, pastor of st.
James Methodist Church, left two of his
children, girl of eight and boy of four
years, in buggy while he paying pasto-
raj call in Hamburg; The horse became
frightened and ran at full speed upon the
South Carolina Railroad Bridge across the
Savannah River. After going some dis
tance upon the crossties his legs slipped
through and one of them was broken. The
girl was thrown under the horse and pain
fully hurt, and the boy fell through the
treStle and was seriously injured.
At Philadelphia, last Friday. the jury
in the suit of Mary O'Connor against Sam
uel G. Kelley, the Manayunk manufactu-
rer, to recover damages for personal Injuries,
rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for $4,000. The girl was employed at de-
fendant's mill, and when fire broke out in
December, 1882, she was compelled, in the
absence of fire escape, to jumpfrom Win
dow in an upper story to save her life. Her
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disable her for life and necessitates the use
of crutches. 1t was shown that the board
of fire escapes had notified the owner Of the
building to erect an escape, but he had fail
ed to do SO.
- The Circuit Court jury at Jerseyville, H.
linois, are now considering their verdict in
the case of Mrs. Kingston, the wife of a
physician there against several saloon keep
ers for damages. The complaint alleges
that her husbands practice has been neg
lected and ruined in consequence of his
heavy drinking in saloons owned by defend
ants, and as result she has been compelled
to take in washing to support herself and
family. The case has been continued, with
six lawyers and 100 witnesses, until the
costs now are about $4,000. Judge Hard
man has ordered that the jury be supplied
with only temperance diet for supper and
breakfast during the time they are out.
1t is reported that Postmaster General
Gresham will recommend that the limit of
single postage be fixed at an ounce instead OF
half an ounce, as at present. He thinks that
while this will not add materially to the
weight of letters to be carried through the
mails, it will do away with much dissatisfac-
tion arising from the uncertainty as to the
weight of letters mailed. Nine letters out OF
ten are under the half ounce, while OF the re-
manning ones the larger proportion are but