Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-12-04
Straps aud fafts.

ures, as compared with the preceding week.
In drunken fight at Varnyille, in
Hampton county, last Saturday, Howard
New struck Fuller Bowers blow, killing
him instantly. New endeavored to make
his escape, but was shortly afterwards ar
rested and lodged in Jail.
- The proprietor of two skating rinks at
Reading, Pa, has adopted rules refusing
colored people admission to the floor OF the
rink. This action aroused considerable in,
dignation among the colored citizens, and
they threaten to test their rights in the
Courts under the Civil Rights Bill.
brating victory, but perhaps the best way
is that proposed by the Democrats of Spring
field, Mass. They are preparing. to buy
500 sacks of flour, on each of which will be
printed: Accomplishments of the Democratic
party" to be distributed to the poor of the
city.
Congressman Folett, of Ohio, proposes to
introduce bill in the House of Represen-
tatives at Washington to do away with the
use of United States deputy marshals and
United States supervisors at the polls, and
also proposes to have the conduct OF these
officials at recent elections in Ohio inVes-
tigated.
A Chicago dispatch says that the State
canvassing board decided in the Leman-
Brand contest that from the testimony Civ
en- before it, Brand, Democrat was not en-
titled to the certificate of election. The
board referred the matter to Governor Ham,
ilton for final decision. On this decision
will depend Logan's reelection to the
United States Senate.
The New York Herald endorses Mr..
Conkling for the senatorship in rather s
eauiyocal manner, thus: Everybody
knows that he is vain as peacock, but
everybody knows also that he has the Wis
dom of an owl. His experience has shown
him his peacock mistakes and taught him
the wisdom of the owl, and we believe him
to be a patriot"
Says the Shelby, n. c., aurora: The
flourishing town of Whitaker, on the Air
line Railway is now q subject OF litigation
Several parties have laid claim to the pos
session of Whitaker by virtue of an old
deed, and they claim that theirs is the on
ly valid and legal title covering nearly all
the land. Yet the people of the place are
not much frightened by the suit which be-
gan at this term of our Superior Court.
Mr.. Roe, a clerk in the Treasury De-
partment, who acted for year as private
secretary to Gen. Garfield, has placed
claim for $13, 900 against the estate in zen.
Buffers hands for collection. Mrs. Garfield
has offered Roe $1,000, but he insists on
having the whole amount. Friends of the
late President hope the matter can be set
tied without resort to the courts.
H. B. Claflin, the we'll known merchant
of New York city, says: 81 can discern a
great atimprovementin the condition or trade
since it was officially announced that Gro
yer Cleveland is to be our next President:
NV own business has increased, and l, OF
my own personal knowledge, am satisfied
that the general condition of trade is much
better than one week ago.
Mrs. John Wattacount, of Oconto, Wis
consin, and her twelve-year-old daughter
attempted to walk twelve miles while re-
turning from the funeral of her mothers
sister on Saturday last. They lost their
way and perished by the severe cold in
an extensive swamp surrounding ShaWno
Lake. The bodies were discovered by
searching parties on Sunday afternoon FRO
zen stiff.
Adi.-General King has received a letter
from Captain Baylor of the frontier troops,
giving details of the recent murderous raids
on the Upper Rio Grande by a band of hos
tile Indians. Baylor says the band consists
OF sixty struggling Apaches and other lndl-
ans from New Mexico. He anticipates that
these bloodthirsty cut-throats will cause
great trouble to Texas unless they are inn
mediately pursued and exterminated.
In Montgomery county, Arkansas, on
the 26th ultimo, julius Robb, we'll known
farmer, was instantly killed by a meteor
which descended through tall tree, cutting
the limbs as clean as though it had been a
cannon ball. 1t struck Robb on the shoul-
der, passing through his body obliquely and
burying itself in the earth. The meteor,
when dug up, was found to be- composed OF
OH
the size of a large tea cup.
"A champion base ball player agreed to
take position in the ranks of Washing
ton nine, provided a 81, 200 clerkship in one
of the Departments was secured for him, in
addition to a $1,000 salary. A correspond
ent reminds this cheeky athlete that the
day for the Government to pay baseball
players has passed away. Such things
were done during Grants reign-at one
time all the Olympic nine being carried on
Department rolls-but those happy days
are gone.
Gen. Logan is said to be very poor man,
absolutely dependent upon his congression-
al salary, which is about to depart from
him. The disgrace of a son has fallen heav.
lily upon him. He has been the victim of
sharpers and is now violently wrested from
public life. There would be more sympathy
for him if he had shown some mercy to
Fitz John Porter The curses he invoked
upon Porter have descended upon his own
head. He has been caught in "the over
flowing scourge."
In consequence of the prOtracted drouth,
this seasons cotton crop is the ceanest ever
gathered. The New Orleans Times Demo-
crat, anent this fact, makes timely remark
that British and other manufacturers ought
to be at last satisfied that the occasional pres
ence of dirt in American cotton is not a
fraud perpetrated by the planters, as they
have been wont to pretend, but the result
of the weather, and that with good, dry
picking season, such as we have had this
year, there will be no cause whatever for
complaint.
There was grand Democratic demon
stration in Atlanta, Ga, last Friday night
the greatest ever seen in Georgia. 1t is
claimed that there were fully $4,000 Wis
itors in the city from all parts of the State.
Every town sent a delegation and the pro, pro,
cession was three miles long. Among the
distinguished speakers were Hon. Samuel
Randall and w. U. Hensel, chairman of
the Pennsylvania Democratic committee.
Randall expressed himself as highly pleased
with his visit, and as grateful for the
warmth of his reception. He returned from
Atlanta direct to Washington.
Frank Casey, colored, who murdered
Charles Watson in Argenta, opposite Little
Rock, Ark, in September last, was hanged
at Little Rock on Wednesday of last week.
He acknowledged stabbing Watson, but
pleaded drunkenness and denied intending
to kill him. On Friday last, Abe Frazier,
colored, was hanged at Warren, Arkansas,
for the murder of Lewis Davis. also ccolored,
two years ago. On the gallows ne pro-
nynpnfIOn