Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-07-31

Ga 3U-COtal E34, against Zlo Gile previous
week, showing an increase of 10 failures.
The increase is pretty evenly distributed
in the different sections of the country.
President Arthur expresses the opinion
that we have had quite enough Arctic ex-
ploring expeditions, none of which, he cor
rectly says, have paid for the extreme suf-
fering and loss of life occasioned. What
good is ever to be accomplished by such ex-
peditions, even if they resulted in finding
the open seas talked about, remains among
the mysteries.
A Washington dispatch of Monday says !:
The civil service commission has examined
about five hundred candidates for fifteen
places as special examiners for the pension
office, and the papers are now being marked
by the special board of examiners. No fur
ther examinations for this branch of the SER
vice will be held at this time, except about
twenty persons from the Southern States
whose applications have just been received.
The minds of large number of people
of Harrisburg, Pa, were nearly unbalanced
the other night at what appeared to be a
lost star in in the armament. 1t turned
lantern was attached. The eccentric move
ment of the light in the air caused great
excitement, some people thinking that the
spheres had left their orbits and that gen.
eral annihilation was imminent.
During a circus performance at Rich
field Springs, n. Y, on the 23rd instant, a
hurricane struck the tents, tearing the
menagerie canvass almost to atoms and
throwing the main one to the ground:
This was filled with the fashion of Rich6eld
Springs. Hundreds of children were COM
PEELED to crawl from under the canvass on
their hands and knees, only to meet ter
rible hail storm, followed by torrents OF
rain. None of the children were injured.
1t is hard to realize the vast work which
has been accomplished in building the
Ducktown division of the Western North
Carolina Railroad, but all the notable OBJ
stacles have been successfully overcome and
the end of this stupenduous enterprise is
now in sight. This work was once deem
ed impossible, because so costly without
there being adequate pecuniary inducement
for its construction. But itseems that moth
ing is impossible nowadays, and where
there is will, there is a way.
Col. E. w. Cole, of Nashville, Tenn,
the well-known railroad magnate, has pur-
chased all the Whiteside interests on
Lookout Mountain, including the famous
'Point," for $125,000. He has put force OF
hands at work to lay out railroad to eX-
tend from Chattanooga to the top of the
mountain. 1t will be built after the man
ner of the roads up Mount Washington.
A magnificent hotel will be erected and an
extensive university endowed. Fully a
quarter of million dollars will be lmme-
diately spent in improving the property.
Mrs Jane Grey SWisshelm who died at
Pittsburg, Pa, last week, was masculine
woman. She was an original abOlitionist
and supporter of female suffrage. She was
chiefly instrumental in the passage of law
lin Pennsylvania securing to married Wo-
men the right to hold property. She edit
ed anabolition paper; whipped" George d.
Prentice, and sat in the Reporters Gallery
at Washington as the pioneer female cor
respondent. She claimed the credit of kill
ing Webster as public man. Her paper
was mobbed and destroyed, but re-created.
She had husband, but quit him, of course.
Wonderful person, Mrs. Swisshelm!
"A ST. Louis dispatch of Thursday says:
Capt. Perrines, commanding the detach-
ment of cavalry in pursuit OF Indians that
made raid on cattle camp short time
ago found the Indians. entrenched in their
stronghold one hundred miles west OF Blue
Mountain on the 18th instant. After Sc
we're fight he was compelled to retreat with
the loss of one scout named Warrington
and James Higgins, cow boy, killed.
There are 200 Indians we'll armed and SO
well protected in the bluffs that it was i'm
possible to dislodge them. Captain Per-
rines will probably await orders from head
quarters before making any further attack.
It is only throwing the lives of his men
away at disadvantage to renew the fight
with the Indians.
In connection with the sad death OF Ser
geant Hamden Sidney Gardner, of the Unit
ed States signal corps, one OF the Greely
explorers, by starvation in the Arctic re-
giOns, it is said that on the morning of the
14th of May last his mother, who lives IN
Philadelphia, was too unWell to eat and
then confessed that her trouble was caused
by an uncomfortable impression that her
herself without avail that the expedition
had stores which would last them years,
but she had suddenly been siezed with the
premonition that her boy was starving and
that it was killing her. On that day espe-
cially she was quite overcome. Strange to
relate it was on that day that the last ra-
tions were issued to his starving men by
Greely, and on June 10Th young Gardner
died, the last Of those who perished before
the rescue. His mother seemed to be pre-
pared for the news of his death when the
sad tidings were received.
"A Reading, Pa, dispatch to the New
York Telegram says: While looking for a
lost cow, William Sechrist, of Garfield, came
suddenly upon seven full--groWn poiecats,
which were hiding in the thick underbrush,
and so absorbed in devouring stolen chick
ems that they did not notice his approach
until he actually trod among them. The
brutes instantly attacked Sechrist, who is
lame, and sprang on his legs, shoulders,
back and head, scratching, tearing and
biting like seven fiendS, and at the same
time emitting the OverpOWeringly sicken-
ing stencil for which polecats are noted.
Feeling that it was struggle for life, Sc
chrest fought the animals with desperation,
and, although cripple and unarmed, ne
succeeded in shaking off six OF them ana
tramping them to death one after another
Sechrist then became faint from the terrible
stencil, and reeled and fell, at which the
seventh cat escaped into the underbrush:
Sechrist managed to drag himself out of
the horrible atmosphere, and, after vomit-
ing freely, was able to walk home. Every
one is astonished that he escaped with on
ly scratches, although they are many and
severe.
The European Governments, warned by
the declarations of the American press, are
beginning war on Mormon missionaries
who recruit the forces of "the Saints" in
the old world. Switzerland started the ball
some weeks ago, by ejecting the Mormon
Missionaries who had come into that repub-
lie for the purpose of making converts, and
by prohibiting them from entering Switzer-
land for any such proselyting purpose, Aus
tria has followed with an order to the po-
lice to arrest all missionaries endeavoring
to secure converts, and warrants have been
issued for two of the leading priests. If
the other foreign governments, particular
ly Sweden and Great Britain, will but fol-