Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-07-30
Straps and fatts,

Mr.. Cleveland has already filled 45O of
the 2,232 Presidential postoffices, and $500
of the $1,000 fourth class postofices, and
most of the internal revenue collectorships,
marshalships, and United States solicitor
ships.
The first encampment of State troops
in the South since the war commenced at
Asheville, N. c., on the 22nd instant.
Twenty companies are there in camp. Gov.
the United States Army, and Col. Black, of
the Twenty-third U. S. Infantry, reviewed
the troops yesterday.
1t is said that w. G. Sears, we'll
known engineer of Chattanooga, Tenn,
has perfected a new cotton picker, which it
is expected, will revolutionize the methods
now in vogue. The invention is expected
to do the work of thirty-fve pickers and
will cost about $500. Unlimited capital is
said to be ready for the practical test of Mr..
Sears invention.
- VIM. w. Smith, the wife murderer,
was hanged at Osceola, Nebraska, last Sri
day, in the presence of 5000 persons. The
murderer on the scaffold denied his guilt
1t was the intention of the authorities to
have the execution private, and for this
around the place of execution. Early Sri
day morning, however, the mob, anxious
to see the hanging, completely demolished
the fence and the execution took place in
the midst of the unruly crowd.
= The now census" of the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes just taken at Fort Reno, Incian
Territory, shows that the two bands number
4,469 souls. In 1874 the enumeration show
ed a total OF 6,27l, and it was upon that
basis that the rations were issued for more
than decade, the loss to the Government
Lol,, ht1f, Tr0f
thousand dollars. It is safe to say that at
four out of every five of the agencies like
shameless swindles have been going on for
years and years.
= Miss Catharine Wolf, of Cincinnati, the
wealthiest maiden lady of this country,
has set apart 100000 to be devoted to find
ing the real location of the garden of Eden.
The man chosen has succeeded in Locating
definitely the city of Sipora, on the banks
of Euphrates. It was here that, according
to ancient Chaldean history, Noah was
commanded to bury all the records of the
antedeluvian world before he embarked in
the ark, in order that they might be pre-
served.
= Count folsom, the celebrated Russian
novelist, has for some time past set aside
his literary labors and applied himself to
learning trade--that of shoemaker. NJ.
Krajewski, the late director of the Gotos,
recently called upon him, and, finding him
busily engaged upon his last, could scarce
ly conceal his astonishment. The novelist
exclaimed: "Why should you be astonished?
Every reasonable man should learn manu-
al trade. In physical labor there is sound
principle which gives rest to the mind and
improves the heart"
-Barnum's Elephant "Albert" became
unmanageable, and killed his keeper at
Nashua, n. H., last Saturday. He was
taken out into ravine near town, where
he was securely chained to four trees. Then
the location of the brain and heart were
indicated by chalk marks on the skin, and
thirty-three members Of a military COM
pany were invited to try their marksman-
ship on him at a distance Of fifteen PAGES.
they fred at the word and the elephant fell
dead without a struggle. He was thirty
years old and valued at $4,000 while he be-
haved himself.
"A Canada boy named Johnny Ske was
a telegraph operator in San Francisco when
the Bonanza kings were working up the
Comstock lode. By reading and using their
cipher dispatches he made S3,0O0,0O0 in
stock operations, all of which he subsequent
ly lost by dissipation and gambling. The
kings raked him in. Six years ago fortune
favored him again to the tune Of $4,000
600, but he turned fool second time and
lost it all by gambling in Wall street. A
year ago, a common vagabond, he was fish
ed out of the gutter in San Francisco and
died pauper on Saturday last.
In Virginia there is no political cam
paign carried on which is at all close and
exciting without duel or two being fought.
The public sentiment there sustains these
duels. John S. Wise's refusal to fight a
duel a short time ago will certainly be
brought up against him, now that he is a
Republican candidate for Governor. Wise
is very loose talker upon the stump, and
he can hardly hope to 60 through this cam
paign without receiving challenge. Ev-
cry one is curious to see what he will do
with such challenge when he is candi-
date for one of the highest offices in the
fiercest of fighting States.
- Ex-United States Senator Gordon, of
Georgia, who gave way in that body to SEN
ator Joe Brown, is said to have lost the
half million or more which he made in le-
gitimate railroading. Six months ago he
went to New York and began speculating on
Wall street. At first he was very success
full, clearing in one week over sixty thous-
and dollars. He was jubilant and said that
he was getting his pointers" from Jay
Gould. A friend warned him to be careful,
but Gordon, who is ordinarily sharp,
keen business man, was confident that he
would soon be millionaire. He is in
Washington now and Gould has his money.
A disastrous cloud burst struck point
few miles north of Colorado Springs, Col
orado, last Saturday night. But for the
fact that it struck the crest of the hill
when the water flowed in opposite direc-
tions the loss of life must have been ap-
palling. Railroad and wagon bridges in the
vicinity were carried away and a large
amount of track was swept off. The house
of Mr.. Eaton, the superintendent Of schools,
was swept away and Mrs. Eaton was drown
ed On the slopes of Shocks Run were
number of summer campers, and many of
them have perished. 1t is reported that
one body, that of Swedish woman, was
found several miles below town.
Mr.. T. G.. Crawford, staff correspond
ent of the New York World, in recent let
ter says: "Gen. Grant believed that Tilden
was elected. He never had any sympathy
with the movement to put Hayes in, al
though he would have maintained order in
Washington against any attempt in the di-
rection of anarchy upon the part of the
disappointed and outraged Democrats. He
favored the Electoral Commission because
he believed that such commission would
result in establishing officially the fact of
Mr.. Tilden's election. He has often said
in private conversation that he wondered
how any man could afford to accept the office
as Hayes did with the taint OF fraud at
tached to the manner Of his acquiring it,"
The prize pointer dog, "Meteor," owned
by Col. w. Z. Hughes, of Dallas, Texas,
and valued at ,OO6 died at Longs Lake
near Dallas, of abcess of the liver. The
best medical skill was exhausted in treat
ing "Meteor." He was pupped at the ken
naIs of Georoe PinkertOn in Enpland in