Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-07-02

HAS Deou IlldG Ol Ceu. CluSletOl, vi 1lluolS,
who is very old and very rich, worrying the
President for picayune postOtfice. And
now, it is said, that he was insolent to Mr..
Cleveland, and was dismissed from the white
house very summarily.
AT Alexandria, La, last Thursday, A.
A. Goodwin was tried by jury of five,
charged under the Act of the Legislature of
1884 with sending threatening letter. He
was convicted and sentenced to six months
imprisonment in the city prison. A fine of
$50 with costs was also imposed. Anappeal
was taken to the Supreme Court and the
prisoner released on bail. A petition to the
Governor for his pardon is being extensive
ly signed.
= Information comes from Lawrence, Kan
sas, that Capt. Couch, the leader of the Okla
homa boomers, says he believes that the
commission appointed by President Cleve-
land will make a favorable report early in
July, and that the land will Immediately
be taken by squatter sovereignty before it
is officially opened. The boomers camp is
about three miles from Caldwell and at
present contains about $50 people. Couch
and when he issues his call he expects to have
it answered by thousands. If the commits
sion should report unfavorably to the open
ing of Oklahoma for settlement the colonists
as last resort will again invade the terri
tory.
= One of the Tammany Hall leaders now
in Washington says that in the course of two
months Tammany will be thoroughly reor-
ganized and that it will result in general
breaking up of the County Democracy. Un-
der the proposed plan, instead of one man
holding absolute sway, as now, the power
will be distributed among twenty-four men,
representing the twenty-four Assembly
Districts. It is said that upon the reorgani-
zation such leaders of the County Democra-
cy as Hubert o. Thompson will attach
themselves to Tammany. 1t is also claimed
that member of Cleveland's Cabinet will
connect himself with the organization,
while the County Democracy will be left in
the hands of Mayor Grace.
= The Iowa cyclone last week proves to
have been much more destructive than at
first reported, traversing about 2S0 miles,
causing loss of 100000 in four counties,
killing at least 20 people, and seriously
wounding so more. There were two dis
tinct storms, one coming from the south
west and entering the State about 80 miles
below Sioux City, taking in Sioux City in
its course and passing on to Lemars, town
to the northeast. Here it was met by anoth-
er storm that had come from Yankton,
Dakota and the two united and left track
of devastation to Fort Dodge, Is miles east
ward. Old residents declare that this beats
even the Iowa record in cyclones, and the
storm in less violent form extended east
into Illinois and south into Missouri.
"A Tucson, Arizona, dispatch of Saturday
says: General Cook has been busily en-
gagged for the past few days in refitting and
preparing for the Indian campaign in the
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for that locality. 1t is unofficially stated
that the campaign will be conducted as fol-
lows: General Crook, with scouts and in
fantry, will enter the Sierra Madres noun
tains and endeavor to kill or capture Geri-
mono and his followers. Should they es-
cape him and attempt to return to the re-
servation in Arizona or New Mexico they
will be intercepted by cavalry which will
be stationed along the line. The troops
will camp at different water holes along the
line between Fort Huachuc and Silver
Creek, so that the entire line will be guard
ed. ..H..
The New York Commercial ADVERTISER
says that the profits of the Louisiana Lot
terry Company for May were SAT- 800. When
Assistant Postmaster Richards, Of New
York, was asked concerning the use of mails
by the lottery company, he said: ''This
lottery company advertises that letters,
money orders, &C., shall be sent to M.
A. Dauphin &Co.' Now we have no power
to inquire into the contents of sealed letter
addressed to such q name. A sealed letter
is sacred, and the department. itself cannot
open it without breaking the law. We
could stop giving money orders address
ed to this person and to others whom we
knew were engaged in fraud, but we could
not stop letters. Circulars unsealed are diff
ferent, and these we may open and prevent
the distribution of them.
When the North Carolina legislature
passed the bill appropriating $50, 900 for the
payment of pensions to disabled Confederate
soldiers and widows of soldiers, it was esti-
mated that there were 1000 of all in the
State. This was regarded as an outside es-
innate, 800 being deemed nearer the exact
figures. "But," says the Raleigh Observer,
cit was poor estimate. Auditor Roberts
has thus far sent out 5000 blank forms of
application. The number of applicants is
apt to be 4,000 There are advices of over
ceived asking for more blank applications.
Most of the claims will doubtless be allow
ed, though, of course, number will be re-
jected. The examining boards have already
passed ON many claims. The matter is at
tracing much attention. 1t looks as if the
pensioners will get something like $40 each !;
hardly more"
Information has been received of anoth-
er hanging of horse thieves in Indian Ter
ritory, they being part of the same gang
with those that were hanged about two
weeks ago. Some officers from Burlington
with posse of citizens and officers from
Indian Territory determined to rid them
selves of these horse thieves, whose depre-
dationS have been greater and more Caring
this last spring and summer than ever be-
fore. Their thefts were wholesale and the
gang was murderOus and defiant like the
Lee gang. When three of them were over
taken and hanged few days ago the citi-
Zens determined not to stop until the work
was completed, and from the latest advices
it would seem that this policy has been
carried out. The officers and posse of citi-
Zens continued on the trail and overlook
eight more Of the gang on Wichita River
and hanged them all. Continuing their
search the officers found four more of the
gang on Mud Creek and they also suffered
the same fate. The names of the men hang
ed are not given.
John McKeever, colored, who shot and
killed VIM. J. Trainor four miles south of
Memphis, Tenn, on the 18th of last Deem
ber, was hanged in the county Jail at Mem
phis last Friday. The condemned man
tried to commit suicide at midnight Thurs
day night by cutting the arteries Of his
arms and legs with a rough piece of tin
shaped like knife, which he made out of a
snuff box. When found by the night war
den at o'clock A. NJ. he was unconscious
from the loss of blood. Medical aid was
summoned and he soon rallied. Father
William Walsh, of St. Brides Catholic
Church, and Father J. r. Wood, Catholic
Priest from Water Valley, Miss, attended
him on the scaffold. When asked by Sher-
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