Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-12-18
Straps and faets.

In the course of Sc.ure IN NnicaSo,
Col. Bob Ingersoll atea 10 ,,,a Know to, VIVA. the
minister had everape ae o liuen, 49,, ,or ,,t o,,t
.spnohard Wprru aH 81 Wen the Colonel had to join
in n the Ianah I6at followed this pat reply.
M ,Tsons indicted for participation
=, +baIection frauds in the second precinct
nf tSS 18th ward, Chicago, appeared before
Tdge. Blodgett in the Federal Court last
Friday morning, and gave bail in $4,000
each. The accused declared that they had
no time to examine the indictments, and
were allowed until Tuesday to plead.
An Iowa Republican suggests to the
Chicago Inter- Ocean that the Republican
party raise theircampaign fund for 1888 now,
and use it in transporting many thousands
of the best class of colored men from the
South to Indiana and other States Of the
North and West, and so making these States
solidly Republican.
The liquor license question was voted
parts of Louisiana on election day, and it is
said this matter excited more interest than
the Presidential contest itself. A good
many Of these votes have been,taken in the
States and, although the Temperance men
met defeat, the votes are such as to en-
courage them to keep up the fight.
= The business failures throughout the
country, for the week ending last Friday,
as reported to r. G. Dun's mercantile agen-
cy, number for the United States 3l4, and
for Canada 34-a total of 34S as compared
with 800 for the previous week. The fail
ures in the Western, Southern and Pacific
States are above the average, with the other
sections of the country about as usual.
Attempts have been made recently to
palm off upon the Philadelphia mint what
appears to be African gold or North Carroll
ma retorted amalgania, but which proved to
be steel filings which had been washed with
gold, to the value of about one dollar per
ounce. This bogus stuff was received
through the Adams Express Company, con-
signed from Little Rock and Nashville. 1t
resisted acid, and was only betrayed by the
specific gravity test.
: The President sent to the Senate on
Tuesday the nominations of about two hun
dred postmasters. The terms of most of the
officers are about expiring, and in many
cases the present occupants are renomlnated:
It is understood that the President will
send in nominations promptly where there
are vacancies by reason of expiration OF COM
mission, or from other cause, and will
leave as far as he can clear docket to his
successor. Among the nominations were the
following in South Carolina: A. A. Durant,
at Marion; David c.. Gist, Union; w. J.
Moulton, Georgetown.
At Raleigh, n. c., on Friday last, in the
case of Aubrey, Bennett & Co., against Gov
ington, in the United States circuit court,
involving the validity of a contract to de-
liver cotton at a future time, to which defence
was made that the contract was gambling,
and therefore void, the court held that the
contract was not voiG, and in order to make
it gambling contract both parties must
agree that there must be no delivery, but q
settlement by differences. The jury rem
dered a verdict against Covington for 300,
with interest.
- Farmers in many parts of Nebraska are
burning corn for fuel. They have figured
the matter out to their OWN satisfaction and
are confident that it is cheaper to burn corn
than it is to sell it and buy coal. Soft coal
is worth in that State about % cents BUSH
ell and corn does not find a ready sale in the
rural markets for more than II cents. En-
-periments have shown that two bushels of
corn will produce more warmth tnan one
bilshel Of coal, and farmers are thus burn
ing the former and saving themselves the
trouble of hauling it to market and draw
ing the coal home again.
The National Democratic Committee has
appointed committee, consisting of fifty
prominent gentlemen Of Washington, to
make all the necessary arrangement, for the
Inauguration of President-elect Cleveland,
and has appointed Col. James &. Barrett
chairman. Among the most distinguished
members of the committee are w. w. Cor
coran, L. Il. Letter, Gen. Sheridan, Admiral
Porter, Rear Admiral Rogers, Gen. Megs
Prof. Baird, DR.. Toner, Rear Admiral WOr
den, Gen. McKeever, Hon. George Bancroft
President yelling, of the Columbia Univer-
sity, and Gen. Park.
- During the past summer, the English
bark IMgniOnette was wrecked, and of the
crew who succeeded in getting from the
vessel to boat, were Captain Dudley, Mate
Stephens and a boy. After being out for
several days, with nothing to sustain life,
and fearing starvation, the men killed the
boy, who, they alleged, was in dying con-
dition, for the purpose of furnishing them
and on reaching England and reporting the
facts, they were held for murder. On their
trial they were convicted and sentenced to
death; but on Saturday last the sentence
was commuted to six months labor without
imprisonment.
The question of woman's rights has
had its first test in the Georgia LegiSla-
ture and resulted in favor of the women.
1t arose over a resolution instructing the
Clerk of the House to employ women to
perform clerical work. In the debate which
ensued it was urged that true public policy
dictated the opening Of every avenue of
labor to women. DIR. FELTON, said that the
employment of female clerks by the ma
tional government was inaugurated by a
distinguished Georgian, and that women
should enjoy the emoluments as well as
the burdens of government. LET the
men," said he, ''go into the fields and plow
and dig, and leave to the women such po-
sitions as they can fill" An attempt to
table the motion was defeated by an over
whelming vote, and the motion was adopt
ed.
Several weeks ago a man named y. IL.
Murphy was shot down in the streets of
New Orleans, as alleged, by several peace
-eE4Hieia44s- the city, and during the past
week the grand jury have been Investigate
ing the matter. One hundred and three
witnesses were examined. On Saturday af-
ternoon the grand jury had all the accused
brought into Court, and one by one con-
fronted with the witnesses, whereby all
but one were fully identified. At 6 o'clock
the grand jury presented true bills against
Recorder Thomas J. Ford, his brother, Pat
rick J. Ford, Court Officers w. +. Caultield
and w. A. Buckley, Policeman John Muir
ply, porter of the Recorders Court, Baptiste
J. Fabetto and Court Officer Charles Bader,
for wlful murder and not a true bill against
Policeman Laws Ceresse. The accused are
in the Parish prison.
Says the Augusta Chronicle: The move
in Congress to provide q Colored Peoples
Exposition will meet with favor from liber-
al minded people. The question of the To-
cality for such an important school for the
colored race ought to be carefully consider