Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-05
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at Atlanta develops the TACT that granite
can be quarried in Maine, shipped to Sa-
vannah and thence carried by rail to Allan
ta at a less cost than it can be had at a quarry
only sixteen miles away.
"A Raleigh, n. c., dispatch of Friday
says that news has been received in that
city of the beginning of the work on the
Spartanburg and Asheville Road. Thepen-
itentiary authorities will next week send
large force of convicts to the road, in ad-
dition to those now employed.
The business failures occurring through
out the country for the week ending last
Friday, as reported to R. G. Dun & Co.'S.
mercantile agency, number for the United
States 243 and for Canada 40, making total
of 2s3 against 29O the preceding week. The
great bulk of the failures are in the South
ern, Western and Pacific States.
Frank Hurd began the taking of depo-
sitions in his contest for a seat in Congress
against Jacob Romels in Toledo, Ohio, on
Wednesday. He expects to prove irregu-
larities, corrupt use of money and repeating
The majority he has to overcome is about
300. Many startling revelations have been
brought to light already and many more
are expected.
The Arkansas mountaineers do not like
the idea of their State being turned into an
asylum for negro Immigrants. They threat
en- violence. The condition of affairs in sew
eral counties is so bad that the Governor of
the peace. A band of mountain boomers
have ordered the negro tenants in Conway
and Pope counties to leave the State.
Nicodemus Jones is one of the shining
lights in one of the colored churches in
Gainesville, Ga. The other night they
were appealing to the brethren to come
forward and settle their accounts with Heav-
en-, in the shape of paying up their pastor.
Nicodemus was eloquently expatiating on
his poverty. "Brer JONES'" said Pontius
Pilate Smith, "don't you owe de Lord nuf-
he ain'ter pressin' me like dat dar grocery
store am"
A rather singular incident is reported as
having occurred in st. Francis bottom, near
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, recently. In
crossing TyronZa River on mule the rider,
a negro, fell off and was drowned. The
mule came safely to shore and was taken
possession of by the Squire. The river was
dragged, the negro's body found, and on
it a pistol. He had been dead three days,
but the Squire fined him $50 and costs for
carrying concealed weapons and confiscated
mule and pistol to pay the same.
In the United States Court at Louisville,
KY, on the 25th ultimo, Judge Baxter Or
dered ex-Supreme Treasurer R. j. Brecken-
ridge to pay to the court on the following
day the sum of Sill ,49O.1S due by him to
the knights of Honor. Judge Baxter also
decided that the officers OF the Knights of
Honor elected at Chicago were legally
elected. The case was taken into the United
States Court by the attorney of beneficiary,
to whom Breckenridge had refused to pay
$1,000 on the order of the proper officers of
the organization.
Colonel A. K. McLure delivered a lee
ture before a Workingman's club in Phlla-
delphia, Tuesday evening of last week,
on IA Trip Through the South" He re-
counted his experiences and gave his i'm
pressions Of his recent tour, dwelling par
ticularly upon the wonderful resources and
brilliant industrial prospects of the South.
He commended that section as offering pc
culiar inducements to energetic Wor king
men, and at the conclusion of the lecture
vote of thanks was rendered.
The Rev. DR.. Mcdonald, pastor Of the
Second Baptist Church in Atlanta, in which
Senator Joseph E. Brown is a prominent
worshiper, stirred up the workingmen, in
q recent sermon by an mplimentarry
reference to them. Hewas attacking drink
ing customs and said that while the young
men of his congregation would not drink
whisky and beer, as mechanics and roughs
did, yet they would get behind screen and
drink fine wine. A number of mechanics
who were present took offense at the man.
ner in which they were referred to in this
fashionable pulpit, and they are loud in
their denunciatiOns.
- President Arthur invited Mr.. Cleveland
to be his guest at the executive mansion
from the time of his arrival in Washington
until he is inaugurated. The invitation
has been declined with thanks, as apart
ments have already been secured for Mr..
Cleveland at the Arlington hotel, and be-
time Of his arrival 1.-THE capital. According
to the programme as at present arranged,
the retiring president will call upon the
incoming President at the Arlington hotel,
and escort him to the capitol to be inaugu-
rated. President Arthur has accepted an
invitation to attend the Inauguration ball,
and has assured the general committee of
his cordial support and cooperation in
their endeavors to make the affair bril-
liant success.
At a recent session of the United States
Court at Dahlonega, Ga, man was on trial
for dealing in illicit whisky, who represent
ed himself as Baptist minister. Itappear-
ed that the man was innocent and he was
discharged The man returned to his home
in Lumpkin county, where he told his neigh
bOrs he had made it all right with the
court, but not with his God; that he had
perjured his soul with lie. This refiec-
tion so preyed upon his mind that at the
approach of any one to his house he would
take to the woods. One night during the
recent big snow storm he heard some one
approaching his house, when he sprang out
and ran six miles, at last falling over prec-
ipice and killing himself.
Representative Robert Logan, Republic
anmember of the Illinois Legislature, died
suddenly of heart disease, while ascending
the stairs to the Legislative chamber, on
Thursday last. By his death the House and
Senate jointly stands: Democrats l02, in
Guiding Streeter and Hanes, Independent
Democrats, and Republicans 10l. In order
to elect Senator 103 constitutes a quorum.
Consequently if the Republicans refuse to
vote, as they now propose, the election of a
Senator will not take place until after sue
cessor to Logan is elected. 1t was thought
that after the death of Logan 102 would con-
stitute quorum, but it is understood here,
by leaders on both sides, that such is not the
case. Governor Oglesby has signed an
order calling for an election of a Repre-
sentative in Whitesde county, in place of
Logan, deceased, to take place March 81.
The Washington monument is surround
ed by thirty acres of ground. 1t lies on the
banks of the Potomac, and when the elec-
trio lights are burning on its top it is said
they can be seen thirty miles away. One
gets no idea of the immensely of the monu-
ment in looking at it from distance. 1t
is only when you come close up to it that
you appreciate the fact that nearly a hun
dred thousand tons of stone are looking
6o,yn unon Won Each of those sides which