Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-08-13
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ANDREW JOHNSON AND GRANT.
Some of the papers, over-zealous in laud.
ory, But the remarkable Tennessean, who
won distinction from the humblest begin.
nings, by sheer force of talent, does not
want defenders.
It is true that Andrew johnson was
rough man, but he was wonderful being
Gov. Hammond used to say that he was "a
sublime sans culohe, who hated every man
who wore clean Shirt" but what prodigy
of talent he was, and over what enormous
obstacles did he climb to the highest power
But for Andrew Johnson, who either
kept the Middle States in the Union or di-
vided them against the South, the Confed.
eracy would have succeeded and Grant
would have been unhOnored and unsung
The South may have cause to detest his
memory, but the North should hold it
in something akin to reverence.
It is true that he made a drunken speech
when nassuming the Vice Presidential office
but he is presumed to have been drugged
by the same loyal men who kept Miss Sur
ratt from his presence when intent upon
saving her innocent mothers life.
johnson accused Grant of falsehood and
perfidy, in alliance with Stanton. That
charge has never been satisfactorily disprov-
ed.
An enthusiastic Missourian who never
voted for or liked Johnson, comes forth new
ertheless in the interest of truth, and re-
pels the ISLANDERS sought to be heaped up
on him in order to glorify Grant. Hes says,
in contrast, that johnson, whatever his
Ear ,,rpcfif,rfoI tho nrlSi6pncV for
selfish purposes. He was never an indis-
criminate gift-taker. He was no nepotist.
He never permitted a gigantic revenue con-
spiracy to flourish under his nose, forcing
out an honest Secretary and keeping near
him knavish officials. "Rings and ringsters
did not grow fat and insolent during his
official term; nor did he, when that term
was ended, trade upon his name and fame
as a Wall street broker-With disastrous re-
suits to his con6ding customers. Andrew
Johnson, however mistaken his political
views, was thoroughly honest and thor
oughly honorable personally. At any rate,
he lived and died a poor man, and neither
while he lived nor since his death has the
tongue of scandal questioned his lnteg-
rity or his patriotism"
In his series of speeches against Fitz-
John Porter, Senator Logan kept on repeat
mistaken. Forbidding as he was in many
cases and instances, Andrew johnson has
found a friend in St. Louis who will not
allow him to be unjustly aspersed in order
to make Grant more heroic than the truth
Of history allows.-Augtsta Chronicle
MAsTHEADED BY A FIsH.-"Here's an
old acquaintance" said my friend, as we
stood looking at the fish display of Commits
sioner Blackford, pointing out parti-col-
ored eel-like fish several feet long and of a
most villainous aspect. In form it resem.
bled the typical sea serpent that figures in
the old works of Pontippidan and others.
The body was high, the mouth large, and in
itappeared most formidable array Of teeth
"'That is the famous, or rather infamous,
murray of the South" explained my COM
panion, giving the creature spiteful dig.
t'It's as much of sea-serpent as / ever
want to see, and I must tell you good joke
on myselfin which one of these brutes played
a prominent part. Some years ago, when
/ began spending my winters in Florida, /
devoted almost my entire time to fishing
sea fishing you know-and almost the first
fish that caught me was one of these muir
rays This is medium-sized one. They
attain in the Bahamas and around Cuba, a
length of four or five feet, and, being pro-
portionately stout, present a formidable ap-
pearance. One day / was fishing off the
reef, in about five fathoms, and had been
having fine luck with grunts and yellow:
tails, when suddenly I had a bite that
brought me to my feet. I hauled the fish
and the fish hauled me, and after ten min
utes hard work had him at the surface, and
with tremendous jerk, landed, not a fish
but one of those murrays-a rouser. was
,,oroh tho
"No sooner did it feel itself in the boat
than it opened it's cavernous mouth and
made rush for me. There were but two
methods of escape open to me, one to jump
overheard and the other to climb the small
mast of nv boat. chose the latter, and as
the murray reached the spot just clearedit it
and there 1 was in the attitude generally
known as shining. The murray made the
circuit of the boat several times dragging
the line, thrashing the oars about, and dart
ing its ugly head in my direction at every
move made. 1t twas impossible, however.
to hold such position long, and was about
considering the possibilities of leaping into
the water and swimming to the reef when
the creature wriggled overheard. L then
slid down and cut the line. When | got
ashore INV friends asked me what I was
shining the mast of the dingy for. They
had been watching me through a spy glass.
1 told them had been clearing the halyards
If they had ever got hold of it that had
been there for ten minutes to get away from
that green-hued eel, I should never have
heard the last of it."-Ne,o York SIN.
WHAT CAUSES THUNDER.-A Rock Hill
(Md.) correspondent of the Country Gentle:
man answers this question as follows: !
have often observed the rapid development
of chlorophyl (the green coloring OF leaves
blue blue principle is nitrogenized compound
which, mingling with the yellow, gives the
rich green to the foliage, the question may
be asked whether an extra supply of ammo
mia did not enrich the rain after the thunder
storm. 10 enter more fully into the sub
ject, the inquiry might be further asked
what caused the thunder, and its solution
may explain the supply of ammonia or nj
trio acid found in the rain after a storm
AS is we'll known, the air is mixture OF
IS parts nitrogen and 90 oxygen. If by any