Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-24
Straps and fafts.

- Missionary work seems 10 De purSueu
under difficulty in Cochin China. 1t is said
that within the past year $4,000 Christians
have been massacred there and 225 churches
burned.
The growing of fruit is rapidly becom-
ing the leading industry Of California. 1t
is doubtful if any section of the world of
equal size can compete with her in the va
riety and quality of her fruit product.
Robert J. Phillips, who cut his wifes
throat in Indianapolis, Indiana, last June
day night the jury returned a verdict of
guilty, fixing the penalty at death. When
he killed his wife he cut his own throat,
but not fatally. He now breathes through
silver tube in his throat and threatens to
pull it out and end his days rather than be
hanged.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the week ending last
Friday, as reported to R. G. Dun & Co.,
number for the United States, 233, and
Canada, %, making total of 255 against
247 the previous week. The Western and
Southern States furnish more than half In
the other sections of the country the busi-
ness casualties were about up to the aver
age.
The uncertainty of the law was practi-
Friday. Joel Anderson and Laurel Bough
had been tried for murder and convicted of
manslaughter, but obtained new trial,
which was ended last Friday with ver-
dict of guilty of murder, and the judge SEN
fenced them to be hanged on the 18th of
next March.
- A man, believed from papers found on
his person to be L. S. Kempell, was arres-
ted last Saturday night on the outskirts of
Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hesays he is en- route
to Washington to kill Cleveland in order to
rid the country of Democrats. He was
heavily armed and had considerable money.
Kempell is believed to be from Sidney,
Nebraska.
A single train consisting of 14l loaded
cars was taken into New Orleans the other
Texas Railroad. This train, which is the
largest ever handled this way in the United
States, was drawn by one engine. The cars
contained 1890 bales of cotton and miscel-
laneous merchandise. The total weight Of
the train was more than 7,25O,000 pounds
and it was over mile long.
She had just dropped in for q morning
call on her way downtown. 'Do you
know, Cicily, dear,". said she, "that it is
awfully warm; but | must wear this fur
trimmed dolman anyhow" 'Oh, I didn't
know you had it on. Is it the same one
you had last year," .'No it isn't, I'd have
it." It's a very bad practice this making
of morning calls; always leads to the she'd
ding of tears.
Friday says: Snow to the depth of seven
inches fell on the night of December II,
5 and remains on the ground yet, covering all
feed from the range of cattle, except on the
bottom lands. AS great part of the ter
ritory is burned off it will make grazing
very scarce. The recent prairie fires left
hundreds of serged carcasses of cattle and
horses on the prairie, and many that escap-
ed are wandering about blind.
"A very important trial was in progress
for eleven days at Washington, n. c.; that
of the State against Windley, Stewart and
Newberry, three white men, charged with
killing man named Waters to secure
large amount Of insurance money on his
life. The policies were made in Windley's
favor. The jury last Friday rendered
verdict of not guilty. The case has excited
a remarkable degree of interest, owing to
the prominence of the parties.
Mrs. McLucas was elected by the voters
of Davies county, KY, to the office of jailOr,
to succeed her husband, who was killed by
When she appeared before the county court
to give bond for the Office, the Judge refused
to allow her to qualify. A writ of man.
damus from the Circuit Court was applied
for, to compel the court to allow her to
qualify, but the motion was denied. An
appeal was then taken to the Court of APP
peals. But that court has affirmed the de-
cision of the Circuit Court that woman
cannot legally hold the Office of county
jailor.
The last six months of 1885 will long be
remembered for the many visits made by
Deaths grim messenger to the abOdeS of
the distinguished and foremost of the land
and in each case aiming for the most shining
mark-Grant, Mcclellan, Claflin, Hen
bricks and Vanderbilt, five men who in
their own departments were esteemed by
the community as holding first places be-
remarkable that five chiefs, each first in his
class, should fall so nearly together. Even
the dangers of war and the death-dealing
missiles of battle caused no such decima-
tion of great chieftains, nor anything like
it, during our last great struggle.
X The cause of woman suffrage has receiv-
ed a setback. It would not do to whisper
that fair ladies would soil their hands with
ballot box stuffing, but this is just exactly
the charge which Mrs. Geo. Sweet, of Or
ange, N. j., brings against Miss Annie
Wildey. It seems that ballot was held
at q church fair for the most beautiful lady
in the congregation. Miss Wildey was one
of the candidates, and also the inspector of
election, and when she came out ahead with
81 majority, Mrs. Sweet, the other candi-
date, went to the courts with charges of cor
ruption and fraud, alleging that Miss Will
dey surrepticiously introduced fraudulent
ballots into the box. The politicians will
now be more preiudiced than ever against
woman suffrage.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
has affirmed the judgment of the Supreme
Court of Utah in the case of Angus NJ.
Canon, plaintiff in error, against the United
States. Cannon was indicted under the
Edmunds act for unlawful cohabitation
with more than one woman. The defend
ant objected to the giving of any evidence,
on the ground that the Indictment did not
allege that he was male person, nor that
cohabitation was with the women as wives.
Objection was overruled and verdict of
guilty, was returned, and the defendant sen,
fenced to pay fine of $500 and be imprisoned
further imprisoned till the payment of the
fine. Justice Miller dissented from the
opinion of the court.
Thomas J. Cluverius, who is now con-
fined in Jail in Richmond, Va, under sem
tence of death for the murder of Fannie
Lillian Madison, and awaiting the action
of the Supreme Court upon the appeal
from the sentence of the Hastings Court
is quite sick, and he was attacked with
chill on Wednesday and Thursday of last
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