Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-27

directing the board of visitors to the Vir-
ginia Military Institute to be vacated ana
the appointment of new board by the Gov
ornor, the auditor and the treasurer. The
present board, appointed by the Governor,
is composed entirely of Readjusters.
= Bridgeporters are still laughing at +. L:
Barnum for his ante-election offer to sell all
his real estate at one third less than its val
ue if Cleveland were elected. How sincere
was his proclamation is shown by the fact
that lot which he offered during the sum
mer at forty dollars rod he now refuses to
sell at less than sixty dollars rod.
We complain of drunkenness in this
country, but in England the evil has as
sumed much larger proportions. Ihere
drunkenness among women is appalling.
Out of thirteen drunken persons brought
before London magistrate few days ago,
ten were women, and of 1000 persons ap-
pretended during twelve months in Liver
pool, 1000 were women.
The business failures throughout the
country occurring during the week ending
last Friday, reported to R. G. Dun d Co.,
number for the United States 24S, and for
Canada 90, tota l,277 failures. Thisis astrik-
ing increase as compared with last week,
when the total was 236, and the previous
week PIG. The increase is mainly in the
Western and Southern States.
The Alabama State auditors report, just
published, shows that the value of farmers
implements in that State is $50, ,12l, and the
value of guns, pistols, &C., S425, ,534. The
Montgomery Advertiser explains that much
the larger part of the agricultural imple-
ments Of Alabama is not entered in the au-
ditOr's books because the policy OF the State
has been to encourage industry by exempt
ing the greater part of them.
A Lynchburg, Va, dispatch of Friday
says: The Hon. J. R. Tucker, who was re-
Gently reelected to Congress from the Tenth
District by the Democrats, has besn appoint
ed guardian for the minor children of the
late President Garfield. His trust includes
all the property owned by General Garfield
in Virginia Mrs. Garfield, in making the
request for his appointment, referred to the
kindly relations which had existed between
Mr. Tucker and her late husband.
The effects of the prolonged drought in
New England are seriously felt in many
portions of New Hampshire. In Hopkinton
six families are dependent for water upon
one small spring. In other localities sick
ness, due wholly or in part to the use of
water from low wells, has occurred and
seems to be increasing. Scarlet fever and
diphtheria exist in various towns, but have
not yet become epidemic. In several in
stances schools have been closed on account
of sickness among the pupils.
The village of Toisnot, n. c., situated
on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
was almost entirely destroyed by an incen-
diary fire on the morning of the 18th in
slant. The fire swept away every business
some smaller buildings were also consumed.
The loss is S25,OO0 on which there was no in
surance whatever. On the morning of the
2lst fifteen buildings were burned in the
town of Wilson, n. c., inflicting a loss of
$4,000 on which there was insurance OF
$4,000.
The official vote of North Carolina for
presidential electors is as follows: Cleveland,
1896; Blaine, 125,06S; st. John, 44S; DEM
ocratic plurality, 1897. The vote for Gov
ernor was as follows: Scales, Democrat, 142,-
majority, ,S57. There was an increase of
nearly 5000 in the Republican vote as COM
pared with the last State election, and a
Democratic gain of 1860 votes over the
same election. The Legislature will stand
in the Senate 43 Democrats and Republi-
cans, and in the House 81 Democrats and
% Republicans.
Oliver Bateman, aged twenty years, was
hanged at 10 o'clock last Friday morning,
at Savannah, Mo-, for the murder of two
young daughters of John Mclaughlin on
the 3Ist of last August. He left letter for
publication admitting the crime and an
expression ofhis penitence. 1t is estimated
that 10000 people witnessed the execution,
many coming in wagons distance of 81
miles. Bateman's crime was one of the
most revolving in the annals of the State.
On the same day, John Bush, colored, was
hanged at Lexington, KY, for the murder
of Miss Annie Van Meter, five years and
eleven months ago.
A tale of deep distress comes from
Buchanan, Wise and Dickinson counties, on
the extreme western limit of Virginia.
For a number of weeks fatal disease has
been prevalent there and many deaths have
occurred. The nature of the disease is as yet
underlined, but it is believed to arise from
poisonous water The drought that has eX-
listed there for months has nearly dried up
all the springs, streams and wells. tits sup
posed that the water left lis impregnated with
mineral poison. A correspondent writing
from there tells a piteous story, and says
that in some cases as many as four corpSes
were found in single house.
- During the current fiscal year nearly
thirty-four million gallons of whisky must
be removed from bonded warehouses; and
either exported or thrown upon the market.
In the latter event nearly thirty million
dollars in taxes must be paid to the Govern
Max if enforced, means ruin to these owners,
a>d, it is said, will involve the fall of many
bafSS which have made heavy loans secur-
ed bSthis commodity. If three or four
mllilOnASllon are thrown upon the market
per montifS$here is no limit to which the
price may noh fall. 1t costs about sixteen
cents to make Agallon Of whisky and the
tax is ninety cenS There is going to be
heavy loss somewhe>s,
"A San Antonio, Teas. dispatch Of Sat-
urday says Lieut.. EgestN. who was order
ed in pursuit of the ApachNJndians. who
have been raiding in Presidio<ountV. last
night telegraphed the result of RNscouting
to General Stanley. He said a farme~ e~nani,
ed Petty had been shot three times ihNthe
head and his wife had also been murdereN
Three children were also found butchered.
The Indians were trailed to where they
crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico, and
Lieutenant Egleston gave up the pursuit at
the river, as the reciprocal treaty for the
crossing of troops has expired. Lieuten-
ant Egleston believes if he could take up
the trail on the Mexican side of the river
he could overtake the Indians in five days.
General Stanley has written to the authori-
ties at Washington urging the Immediate
renewal of the reciprocal connection with
Mexico.
- Referring to the reported resignation of
his West Point cadetship by John y. Lo-
gan, Jr., son of Senator John a. Logan, the
New York Morning Journal quotes an army
officer as saying that recently young Logan
and another cadet, Frank w. Carnahan, of
Ohio, We're locked up in the guardhouse at
the Academy for some light offense. A
night in the guard house was the worst
punishment in store for them. Most of the