Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17
MERE.MENTION.

The youngest son of Gen. Robert E. Lee,
Bob, is quiet farmer, living near Rich,
mond, on the James River. .'''''''''The official
statistics show that ,275 miles of railway
were built in Canada last year, making a
total of 8,SO5 miles under traffic. '''''''''The
Christian Union figures it out that the liquor
consumed in this country annually costs more
than the bread and meat combined. ''''.Over
one hundred murders were committed last
year in Chicago, and not one of the murder
ers has been hanged. ''''''''The Governor of
Maryland hassigned the bill authorizing the
city of Baltimore to contract debt of 81
Danville railroad. .'.'.'."'The trial of Frank
James at Huntsville, Ala, for the Mussle
Shoals robbery commenced at Huntsville,
Yesterday. .'''.'''''There was heavy snow
and wind storm in Washington and Balti-
more on Wednesday of last week. .'""Charles
Reade, the novelist, died in London last
Friday. .'''''''''The Pocahontas mine in Vir-
ginia has been opened and sixteen horribly
mutilated bodies recovered. The dead
miners were evidently all instantly killed
by the explosion of gas. '''''.''' 'Keely who was
to have shown his motor in public on the
10th has again postponed the performance
on some excuse rendered in unmeaning
iargon. .''''''''A Huntsville, Ala, dispatch
square was destroyed by fire on Wednesday.
Loss s26, 900, distributed among 20 persons,
with little or no insurane. .''''''''F. B. Mott
and George H. Phillips, colonel and lieu
tenant-colonel of the 18th Regiment of Ohio
National Guard, of Dayton, have been
placed under arrest and will be tried by
court-martial for disobedience of orders and
misconduct while on duty under the call OF
the Governor for the suppression of the riot
in Cincinnati. ''''''''' Ex-Governor John NJ.
Gregory, of Virginia, died in Charles City
on Wednesday night, aged 80 years. ''"''''A
Montreal dispatch says that quite NUMBER
lation there. THE Danville investigation
by the outrage committee is still dragging
it's slow length along in Washington.
SENATOR BUTLER's SIDE OF IT.-The
Abbeville Press and Banner publishes
letter from Senator Butler in regard to the
writer's position on the question OF Fedora!
aid to schools. The letter is explanatory OF
the change in the Senator'S views on the
subject. He says in regard to that change:
$50 far in my public life l have taken
nv positions on public questions according
to the dictates Of my own Judgment ana
conscience, and have not waited to inquire
whether they were popular or unpopu-
lar, or whether the newspapers would Vouch-
safe their approval. In the main when
differing they have treated me fairly in their
criticisms, so 1 have nothing to complain OF.
No doubt I have made mistakes. expect
to make them in the future, but shall not
be driven from what l believe to be right
by adverse criticism or uniformed opposi-
tion. Upon mature reflection l am con-
vinced I was in error when favored this
national aid to State common school educa-
tion. A man who does not change his
course, reverse it if need be, when he be-
lieves it is leading him over precipice and
drawing others with him, is either fool, or
what is worse, knave. Acting upon this
principle have changed my mind about
this whole business"