Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-12
Straps and fafts.

Just want to say to the farmer tnaC there
hasn't been enough wheat raised since the
flood to make seed for what he will owe at
the end of the year.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the week ending
last Friday, as reported to R. G. Dun Co.,
mercantile agents, number for the United
States, 23S; Canada, 80; making a total of
277 against 2S3 the preceding week. Three
fourths of the whole number are furnish
ed by the Western, Southern and Pacific
States and Canada.
The bill before the North Carolina Legis-
lature to pension certain ex-Confederate
soldiers of that State has become law. 1t
allows ex-Confederate soldiers who were in
service of that State $50 per annum, provid-
ed the entire amount of the appropriation
does not exceed $50 GOO annually. NO per
son worth over $500 is to be pensloned.
Pensions are also allowed the widows of
soldiers.
The Massachusetts, Legislature has pass
ed bill providing for the early closing OF
the LIQUOR saloons by vote of l30 to II.
The bill provides that no sale of liquors shall
be made between the hours of II o'clock r.
NJ. and o'clock A. NJ, nor on Sundays, ex-
cept that if the licensee is licensed as an
inn-holder he may supply liquor to guests
who have resorted to his house for food or
lodging.
Charles Barth was buried near Peters
burg, Va, on Tuesday. The ground was
frozen very hard and it was found necessary
to use pick to loosen the earth with which
to fill the grave. James AtchisOn was do
ing the work and man named Adams
was shoveling the earth into the grave.
Adams slipped and fell just as the pick was
coming down. The pick penetrated his
skull and he died in an hour.
During the two sessions of the Forty
eighth Congress there were S,2S5 bills and
345 jointresolutions introduced in the House,
and 1866 bills and 134 joint resolutions in
the Senate. Of the House bills 355 have
become laws and 33 have been killed. OF
laws. OF the legislation in the Senate, 400
bills and 25 Joint resolutions have passed.
The Senate killed 521 bills and Is joint res
olutions.
1t is not often that the papers contain an
item that carries with it such q sermon as
the following from the Springfield, Mass,
Republicans: 'Six weeks ago there were
three popular, handsome, well-conditioned
bank men of Norwich, all holding good po-
sitions in business and society, all with TAM
lilies, and all in seemingly happy clrcum-
stances. Exposure came and now all three
are behind the bars of the State prison for
four or five years each. Retribution has
been terrible and swift"
Hardly had the calico war ended in
Chambersburg, Pa, with that staple down
to one-eighth of a cent yard, before an en-
tirely new war takes place at Coatesvlile.
The article sold is peanuts. Two rival deal
ers have alternately cut the price of quart
of peanuts from eight cents down to three
Like the Western railroad men when they
are cutting rates, the rivals talk volubly OF
the dark future of trade and of bad faith. If
the railroad men could hear these peanut
dealers abuse each other they might think
differently of the dignity of their own at
titude as reported by the Chicago neWspa-
per interviews.
-Dr. William A. Ruddack, who died in
Pennsylvania the other day, had the last
years of his life made miserable by singu-
lar delusion. He believed that thirteen wo-
men were after him with matrimonial in
tentions. One of these women, he said,
wanted him to marry her and feed her on
peacock's brains and diamonds The doc
tor once thought of purchasing farm and
stocking it with his thirteen female admir-
ers. One of his latest vagaries was to put
on his clothes in an eccentric fashion, stick
ing his arms in the legs of his trowsers, and
wearing his socks on his hands.
- The organ of the Independent Meth
odists, says that the Rev. John II. Wight
man, D. d., formerly of the South Carolina
Conference, and for many years stationed
at the Methodist churches of Charleston has
Independent Methodist Church of Balti-
more. At the recent session of the South
Carolina Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, DR.. Wightman was at
his request transferred to the Baltimore
Conference. By his acceptance of call to
an Independent church he has severed his
connection with the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, with which he has been
connected from the beginning Of his min
istry.
Says the Charlotte Observer of Tuesday !:
In the Superior Court yesterday, the old
suit of G. W.. Chalk VS.. the Richmond g.
Danville Railroad was called for trial and
the whole day and part of the night was
consumed in the examination Of two wit
nesses, Mr.. Chalk and Mr.. w. w. Pegram.
The Court adjourned as s O'Clock last night,
pending the examination OF the last Wit
ness, and this morning the testimony will
he resumed. This case is a suit brought
against the railroad company for quantity
of flour belonging to Mr.. Chalk which was
burned in the depot by the great fire OF
1875. 1t has been in the courts twice before,
both times having been decided favorably
to Mr.. Chalk. In the first case, it was ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court by the railroad
and was sent back for a new trial. In the
second trial, the Judge overruled the de-
cision of the jury. This will probably be its
final hearing.
Among the last official acts of President
Arthur was one ordering court-martial
to convene in the city of Washington on
the 18th instant for the trial Of Brigadler
General w. B. Hazen, chief signal Off
Ger of the army, on charges of conduct
prejudicial to good order and military dis
cipline in having officially and privately
criticised the action of the secretary of war
for not following his recommendation to
send an expedition to the relief of Lieuten-
ant Greedy in September, 1888. Orders were
also issued for the Suspension Of Gen Hazen,
and for him to consider himself under ar
rest till further orders. Capt. Mills, of the
signal service, has been ordered to duty as
acting chief signal officer, pending the re-
suit Of Gen. Hazen. 1t is understood that
the action of the President in this case was
precipitated by an interview with Gen. Ha-
zen published in a newspaper of Washing
ton in which Gen. Hazen is represented as
placing on the secretary of war the respon-
sibility of the loss of so many members of
the Greedy party.
The committees which had charge of
the financial part of the inaugural celebra-
tion are now hard at work footing up their
accounts 1t is estimated by the members
of these committees that the total expenses
incurred will not fall short Of 5000, which
is $4,000 more than was calculated at the
start. The greater part of the additional
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