Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27
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Gratis may retrieve the "blunder" Of declar-
ing for tariff for revenue if they will enter
the next campaign solid against the recent
decision of the Supreme Court giving Con-
gress unlimited power to create currency.
The Virginia Legislature has adjourned
sine die, one of its last acts being to instruct
the Clerk to send a copy of the resolution
requesting Mahone's resignation to the
President of the United States Senate, who
is requested to have it read in the Senate.
The number of postoffices in the United
States on March 20 was 1898, an increase OF
1,135 in less than nine months. If the same
rate of increase is maintained during the
remainder Of the fiscal year it is estimated
that the postofices will number $4,000 on
July 1st next.
Since 1880 Democratic Governors have
been elected in Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
vania, Kansas, Michigan and Ohio, and the
Republican party has been alarmed even IN
there were but ii Republican Governors IN
the 3S States.
Rudolph and Champ Fitzpatrick were
hanged last Friday afternoon at Columbia,
Adair county, KY, for the murder of Miller
Brewster. The execution was witnessed by
5000 persons. The condemned men seemed
resigned to their fate. The scaffold was
double and so arranged that both drops fell
at the same moment. The execution passed
off quietly.
The business failures throughout the
country for the week ending last Friday,
as reported to r. G.. Dunn & Co., number
for the United States 176, and for Canada
81, a total of 213 as against ZIG for the pre-
ceeding week. Failures are exceptionally,
few in the Western and Pacific States and
in New York City, and there is some de-
crease in Canada.
One who has seen Gen. Grant at For
tress Monroe speaks very dlscouraglngly
of his condition. He says that the old com,
mander has fallen away, his face is twisted
out of shape, inf1ammatory rheumatism is is
tending toward the upper portion OF his
limbs, and he looks very much like man
who has outlived both legs and stomach.
cit is surprising," says the commander
of the Artic steamer Bear, "the number OF
civilians who want to 60 on the Greedy relief
expedition" Most of them, he says" "are
attracted simply by love of adventure.
Of course we can not take them. On an
expedition of this kind there should be no
more men than are absolutely necessary
- The Democratic State Convention OF
Rhode Island nominated George H. Corliss
for Governor. He declined the nomination
and was subsequently nominated by the
State Convention of Independent Republi-
cans. The Democratic Convention has now
nominated Thomas w. Segar for Governor
On Friday the Republican State Convention
nominated the present State officers, and re-
elected the present State central committee
- The death, few days ago, OF Charles
Langheimer, widely known as "DlckenS H!Is9 IS
Dutchman" was made known in Philadel-
phia last Friday. He died in the peniten'
tiary and was quietly buried in the Potter's
Field, after serving fifty of his seventy-five
wears of life in convict's cell. He was not
prisoner at the time of his death, but was
allowed to return to the prison, which nc
looked upon as his home, to die.
- The Car of Russia is favorably enter
tanning project to extend complete sys'
tenn of 10000 miles of rail communication
through the distant parts of the empire
With an annual expenditure of about $685.,
100000, extending over a period OF twenty
years, it is proposed to carry on glgantlc
railroad construction that will connect St
Petersburg with the remote cites of Siberia,
the region of the Amoor River and China,
and the centres of Persia, Afghanistan,
Turkestan and India.
Samuel Mcdaniel, young farmer,
while blowing near Island Shoal, Ga, one
day last week, turned up a five gallon jug
of great weight. An investigation showed
the presence of 1000 five dollar gold pieces,
making total of $1,000. The mystery was
cleared up in a singular manner. Nc
Daniels granfather was a captain IN the
Florida war. 1t was known that he was
wealthy before he left. On news of his
death in one of the battles with the Indians,
his heirs could find no trace OF his money
The fact that years after his only grandson
and heir should have found his fortune
is singular incident.
Andrew Peterson, an avowed poly
gamist, who voted for delegate to Congress
in 1882, and who was indicted under the
Edmunds law for registering and voting, Is
on trial at Salt Lake City, Utah. Chief
Justice Hunter allowed seven polygamist
Mormons to sit on the jury. One OF them
has three wives. All seven swore that they
believed the Divine law superior to the laws
of Congress. They believed polygamy was
right and revealed from God and would
obey God rather than Congress. The dc.
fendant admits marriage according to the
Mormon law, but says the marriage was toi
eternity and not for time.
The recent baptism by immersion OF
three sisters at LaGrange, Georgia. Lillian
lone and Zaidee Wilson-was an object Of
great interest. Two Of the candidates had
pastor, the Rev. B. M. Hardin, but he died
soon afterward, leaving the baptism of the
converts to his successor, the Rev. Robert
H. Harris. Mr.. Harris in alluding to the
matter, said: "There was soWer, and he
sowed we'll, diligently he cultivated the
soil; then he becamea reaper; ne gathered
the sheaves and left them standing in the
field. Tonight another comes to bear the
harvest home"
There is panic in the New York coffee
market, noting which the Journal Of Com
naerce of last Saturday says: "The invoice
market for Brazil is completely upset on
the decentralization in options. 1t is lmpos
sible to give prices that would be OF any
service. To sell probably &c decline would
have to be accepted. Options sold Oft fully
55 to Is points under much eXcltement IN
unloading, closing weak. One small failure
is reported. Rio is weak as we'll as other
foreign points, and there is complete loss OF
confidence with desire to sell without re.
garding the price. East India grades have
a considerable movement in the pressure tC
sell, which has established a decline"
A dispatch of Saturday from Point
Pleasant, West Virginia, says: n conflict
with Judge Jackson, of the United States
Court, has been raised by the keystone
Bridge Company, which built bridge
across the Ohio river here for the Ohio Cen:
tral railroad, and still holds the unfinished
structure until payment is secured. The
road is in the hands of receiver and ne
tried to have telegraph wire put on the
bridge, but the bridge company refused to
permit it. Judge Jackson sent a United
States marshal, who got possession of the
bridge and the wire was put up. That
night the bridge company cut the wire and
barricaded both ends of the bridge, defying