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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04
A CHIP FROM THE OLD BLOCK.

Full information has reached the State
Department at Washington in regard to
the shooting of Brazilian editor named
D'Amorin by Beckford Mackey, United
States Consul at Rio Grande DO Sui, Brazil.
Mr.. Mackey is South Carolinian, son ofex-
Judge Mackey. He is q young gentleman
of excellent character and habits, much CIV
en- to his studies, and while popular in So
ciety at his post, paid but little attention to
it, The editor involved has long been at
tacking the consuls of the various nations
stationed where he prints his paper, and
levying blackmail on them as the price of
silence. Some of them paid him and 9TH
ers persistently refused, among the latter
young Mackey. He has, therefore, been
attacked for some time, but paid no atten-
ton to the matter. Finally, short time
since he received bill of his newspaper for
year, with note from the editor saying
that if Mackey would pay for the paper for
year, the price being ten dollars, he should
not be attacked. He paid no attention to
the note, except to refuse to subscribe.
The attacks on Mackey opened with new
vigor, and just before the late difficulty the
gross attack on Mr.. Mackey's mother, q
lady of the highest respectability and social
standing, now resident in Washington, and
who has never been with her son abroad.
Two most reputable ladies of Rio Grande
Dc Sui, friends of Mr. Mackey, were assailed
at the same time, and their names connect
ed with his in a most disgraceful manner
Young Mackey had refrained from personal
action so long as the attacks were directed
at himself alone, but upon seeing his aged
mother and these lady friends assailed in
public he at once sought the editor. Meet
ing him at the theatre he Immediately be-
gan to cane him in the main aisle in the
sight of the audience. D'Amorin drew a
pistol, whereupon Mackey drew revolver
and shot him twice. The editor fell, and it
was supposed he was killed. Mackey, es-
corted by the German Consul, went to the
police station and gave himself up. He was
soon attacked by the editor, who had rallied
and gathered crowd of rOughs to try and
kill him. He was protected and placed in
charge of the military, but held subject to
civil trial.
The next day all the Foreign Consuls
called on him to congratulate him, as did
several hundred citizens His dealing with
this editorial desperate was commended on
all sides. Minister Osborne and the Vice
Consul have both written details, and both
warmly defend Mackey. The State Depart
ment has cabled the Minister that so far as
advised the Department upholds Mackey,
and has cabled Minister Osburn to furnish
him with all needful aid satisfied that he
will receive a fair trial and an honorable
acquittal before the Courts of Brazil. Senior
Sobrino, the most distinguished member of
the Bar at Rio Grande do Sui, has volun-
teered for his defence.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04

Solomon Aultman, who was convicted
at Edgefeld Court in 1873, ofmanslaughter,
was sentenced by the presiding. Judge to be
confined in the State penitentiary at hard
labor for life. 1t now turns out that this
sentence was an error, as the longest possible
time for which the prisoner could have been
sentenced according to the law of the State
governing the offence, was thirty. years.
The Supreme Court has remanded the case
back to the Circuit Court of Edgetield, on
the ground of error as to sentence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04
TOWN MARSHAL.

Mr.. J. II. Nivins, elected town marshal on the
23rd ultimo, having declined to accept, at meet
ing Of the town council last Saturday, Mr. James
H. Carroll was elected to the position, and he
entered upon his duties last Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04
A YORK APPOINTMENT.

Among the latest postal appointments is that of
Mr.. Drakeford to be postmaster at Fort Mill, in
this county, vice Seth Hotchkiss.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04
UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, 1886.

We will furnish the YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER
from this date until January lst, 1886, for $1.4O,
the cash, in all cases. to accompany the subscrip-
tiOn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04
CIRCIIIT COURT

On Tuesday last, the petit Jurors to serve at
the next term of the Circuit Court for York
county, were drawn under the supervision OF
Jury Commissioner Mcknight. Court will con-
vene on the fourth Monday of this month, and
will be presided over by his Honor Judge With
Nho fol ha iur drawn .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04
SUICIDE OF S. e. JACKSON.

On Saturday last, Mr.. Samuel E. Jackson, a
well-to-do citizen AZ years of age, who resided
near Glover, in this county, committed suicide
by cutting his throat with a razor. After the
finding of his dead body, about o'clock i'll the
afternoon, lying on grass plot on the bank OF
creek 200 yards from his dwelling house, Coro-
ner Caldwell was notified of the occurrence, and
he proceeded to hold an inquest with the fol-
lowing jury John Knox, foreman; r. J. Rig
gins, w. H. Huddleston, J. Q. Howe, j. H.
Davis, J. J. Matthews, J. Z. Drenan, j. r. War
rem, r. E. d. Currence, S. b. Howe, r. A. Mat
thews, John J. Smith.
Only three witnesses-members ofthe family
were examined, in addition to the testimony OF
DR.. A.'P. Campbell, the family physician. His
testimony confirmed that of the other witnesses,
as to the diseased condition of Mr.. Jackson's
mind DR.. Campbell testified that he saw Mr..
Jackson on Friday, and that he was laboring
under mental insanity from diseased condi-
ton of the system, and that the wound causing
his death was inflicted with razor, cutting the
large veins on the right side of the neck. The
verdict of the jury was in accordance with
these facts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04

ruined. VIM. B. Thomasson, j. Butler Thom-
asson, Thomas n. Wood and James g. Thom-
asson were the next, respectfully, to receive the
shock Of the blow, which seems to have partially
spent itself on Mr.. Dickson's place. At MIR.
Woods, who lives three miles north Of town,
near Union Church, it was more destructive
than at any place between his house and Mr..
Dicksons. The upper story of his barn was
blown off, buggy and wagon were blown from
the shed under which they were standing and
carried distance of eighty feet; the roof of the
house in which he lived was blown off, and
some damage was inflicted upon his new resi-
dence, which was nearly finished. On the place
of J. Butler Thomasson half mile west of Mr..
Woods, Il small house was blown down. Along
here the damage to trees, fencing and crops was
as great as in the previous track. The course OF
the storm was next in the direction Of Major Is.
f. Briggs, who lives about six miles northeast
oftown. Here also some damage was done, but
we have not learned the extent. n. B. Camp
bell, seven miles from town, j. R. Cook, DR.. T.
w. Campbell and.Dr. Mclean were the next
victims. On DIR. Campbell's plantation two ne
gro houses were blown down, and so severe was
the wind that it is said to have actually stripped
the bark from the trees. All of the out build
ings Mrs. Jane Boyd's plantation, in the
Point were blown down, and her dwelling was
unroofed.
With all the devastation Of forests, crops, fenc-
ing and buildings, no casualties occurred. The
track of the tornado was from $50 to 200 yards
wide, and from Mr.. Chambers to Mrs Boyd's,
following it's track, the distance is near twenty
five miles.
We learn that the same storm struck Mecklen-
burg county, N. c., and from that county and
Union county, in the same State, we have reports
of it's destruction late in the afternoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04

DECEASED WIFE's SIsTER.-In the Cen
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
South, in session last week at Houston,
Texas, on amendments to the Confession of
Faith emitting the provision forbidding
marriage with deceased wifes sister, forty
eight Presbyteries were reported as con-
curing, seven as not concurring, and four
teen as not replying. The concurrence of
three-fourths being necessary, the subject
was postponed until the next Assembly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04

husbands and so unwilling 10 give tnem up
that the offense of husband murder has not
occurred often enough to give name to the
offense." Mr.. White, of Lebanon, said an
dricide and Prof. Wharton favored mari
eide.
In the United States Court at Hartford,
Conn.,, last Friday, James D. Cook, the for
mer postmaster at Unionville, who pleaded
guilty of embezzlement, was sentenced by
Judge Shipman to year and half's i'm
prisOnment in the county Jail and pay a
fine of $4,000, which is little above the
amount of his stealings. Upon the eXpira-
tion of the Jail sentence, he may, after thirty
DAYS, relieve himself of the penalty of the
fine by taking the poor debtors oath. The
people of Unionville generally give the
man good character up to the time of the
exposure of his peculations. He was very
warm Republican politician, and was espe-
cially devoted to the interests of Mr.. Blaine
during the last Presidential campaign.
Having an inner consciousness that there
could be no possibility of Blaine's defeat,
he considered it perfectly safe to trust the
money of the government in speculative
enterprise against the ''bluff games" of the
Democrats, and he ventured largely in
betting upon the defeat of Gov. Cleveland.
OF course he lost, and must now suffer the
penalty of his over-confidence and misdo-
ings. His removal from Office was occa-
stoned, as is apparent, for 'offensive par
tisanship."
- It is understood in Washington that the
President finds time, in the midst Of per-
picking duties. to quietly pray or hope that
New York State will elect Democratic
Governor next November. ut ls," he is
reported as saying "a very important hdd mat
crat ought to carefully consider" The mar
Gin on Which New York State gave him its
electoral vote he fully recognizes as giving
little promise of success, but it is expected
that before the fall campaign begins all the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04

AN INDIAN OUTBREAK.-A message of
May 29th from Dening, New Mexico, says:
"The Indians who passed Camp Fleming,
Wednesday night, killed five men within
five miles of Silver City. A company OF
volunteers from Silver City are in pursuit
ing, intense excitement prevails. The town
was guarded last night against surprise"
Another dispatch from Silver City, Ari-
zona, says: "Capt. Maddens struck Geron-
imos' band of Apaches Wednesday on up
per Gila river, and drove them into the
mountains where he expected they would
give battle yesterdy, hut they cvaded him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
The City OF Mexico.
a.. IN. I.ollIs RennhIlcan


Arriving late la the evening at the
City of Mexico we put up at the
Hotel Iturbide, which, we vera told.
had been the residence Of Emperor
Iturbide, the only emperor Mexico
ever had except Macmillan, and it is
worthy of remark that both these gem
tlemen were shot. The Iturbide is
run on the European plan and has AN
excellent restaurant attachment,
where English is spoken, and the head
man in the hotel Office also speaks
English The service is good, not
withstandlng that the chambermaids
are young men, and candles are used
instead of gas, and every guest must
furnish his own soap. Every room
communicates with the office by an
electric bell, and the hotel has a tela
phone at the service Of the guests.
We found no centipedes or scorpions
or poisonous spiders IN our rooms, nor,
in fact, any of those horrible insects
and reptiles we sometime read of.
The only bugs | saw in Mexico were
on pins in the national museum.
After | had visited a book store next
morning and devoured The Two Re,
publics, daily printed ia English,
and visited a barber shop on the
American plan, Mrs. L. ana | started
out sightseeing. The big cathedral
was the first place visited 1t is the
largest church in North America and
contains many fine paintings by
NuHllo and other artists Of note, and
from the tower a splendid view Of the
city and surrounding plain to the
mountains on all sides was obtained.
The famous Aztec calendar stone,
twelve feet in diameIer and three feet
thick, is fastened to the west wall out
side of the church, and the Emperor
lturbide lies buried in one of the
chapels Of the church. That day we
dined at a restaurant kept by an old
Euglishman, David Naylor, who left
England in 1841, and after living two
years in Paterson, N j., settled per-
man.utly' in Mexico, where he has
resided ever since, with the exception
Of few months spent ia California
in 1S49. His children all speak
Spaha1 but only one can talk Eng
lish. The afternoon was spent in rid
ing about the city ir. the street-cars-
a nickel ride-and learning the ways
of the people. What seemed most
singular were their street ear bearses.
We saw two of them, each a hatscar
draped in black, with canopy over
head as protection against rain and
the rays Of the sun. One coffin was
in a bed Of roses, and the other had
no flowers at all. The mourners rode
in another street car behind and drawn
by separate pair Of mules.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

tolerance o. infidclity no longer,
moved into a town plot west of Lib
eral and started the town of Denison.
1t was their intention TO have purely
liberal town, where all decent people
could live, and entertain any opinions
they pleased without social osiracism
persecution, or ruin of their business.
The town is handsomely laid out.
Liberal is an absurdly planned town.
The main street of the new town ex~
tends half a mile north and south, and
is well filled on both sides with build
ings. There is church and school
house, and already over two hundred
people, as the result of one years
growth. The old town numbers only
three hundred after five years exist
ence. A movement, backed up by
farmers Of the surrounding country,
has been started TO move the postotiice
to Denison and change the name. As
surances have been received from the
postofiice department that it Will be
successful.
with the present revival of bust
ness Denison viii be the town Of the
surrounding country. The sense and
the morality of Christianity will con.
quer the illiterscy, fanaticism, and
immortality of infdelity."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
People we Talk About

Senator Sherman Is going on a
Southern tour.
Minister Pendletou reached Berlin
yesterday.
Victor Hugo has gone to the island
of Guernsey for the summer.
Louisa Alcott will write little stories
at Nonquit, Mass, during the sum-
mer.
The wife of Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury Fairchild is a niece of
Horatio Seymour.
Minister Wallace has rendered
his official farewell to the sultan, and
will leave Constantinople on Friday.
The present king of the Belgians,
Leopold l., rarely drinks wine he
neither smokes nor snutfs he detests
gloves, hunting and ply steal exer-
else. He can not swim, but not the
less remains for hours IN the sea at
Oslend He has a weakness for horses,
and these the queen trains for him.
The king hates music.
Mrs. 7. Dewitt Talmage and her
daughters, VINO went abroad early Ia
April, are at pre,en. in Italy. They
intend making a tour of that country,
Switzerland and France. About mid
summer they viii be joined by Dir.
Talmage at Lake Como, and the
family will journey homeward late
in August.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
CheYalier HulsemaRn.

The Chevalier Hulsemaun, who
was here as Austrian minister from
1871 to 1868, like most Teutons, writes
Ben; Perley Poore, was fond Of a
good glass of malt liquor. In passing
through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
ne tasted for The first time the famous
Reading ale" which pleased him so
much that he obtained the brewers
address. On his return TO Washing
ton he wrote him, requesting him to
send barrel of his Xxx to his hotel
at Washington, and signed the letter
"Hulsemann." The brewer, Frederick
Laner, supposing that his new
customer vas republican, sent bar
rel of his best ale, addressed to Mr.
Hulsemann, hotel-keeper, Washing
ington, ID. Q. Collect ON delivery. -
The ale was received in prime condi-
ton, and in due time a check was sent
to pay for it. Subsequently, on a
visit of one of Mr.. Laner's friends to
Reading, the brewer found out his
mistake, and visiting the metropolis
soon afterward, called on the minister
and apologjzed. MAKE no excuse,
my countryman, said the chevaher.
"Here in America all names pass cur
rent, ~ ond the two drank to their bet.
ter acquaintance in foaming glasses of
the Reading ale, which had SO unex.
pectedly brought about the interview.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
Undertakes Why so Called.
Inter Ocean.

This use OF the word is no doubt de-
rived from its primary meaning, one
who stipulates to do anything, or un>
dertakes the management of an affair.
Two hundred years ago class Of
people known as upholders were
usually called upon 10 take charge of
funerals. Thus the poet Gay SAYS:
"The upholder ruefu harbinger Of death.
Waits with impotence for the dying breath
Now, upholders were dealers in
second hand furniture, old clothes,
and the like, and perhaps were so
called because they were so often
resorted to as the last resource of
failing credit. AS these persons were
able from their stock of cheaply pur-
chased material to supply what was
needed at funerals at less expense
than the regular merchant or haber-
dasher. they came TO oe thus employ
ed, and also TO furnish houses,
la time the more ambitious of this
class confined their business to the
furnishing of houses only, and dealt
in goods both new and old, and to
avoid the confounding of their bust
ness with that of the funeral managers
sly led themselves upholdsters, name
changed later to upholsterers.
Subsequently the more pretentious
members of the clan of upholsterers
assumed the name of undertakes,
deriving their cognomen logically
enough from the Specification of its
parts in the Saxon toEgue. An
undertaken, one who takes in hand a
business or task, or renders himself
responsible for its performance. Or
perhaps the idea of the word was taken
from the French name of the same
officer, entre-preneur, though TIE
primary idea of the French word is
rather that of one who bids for
particular task.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

had mulatto wives, and some OF the
black-skinned woRen had mulatto
husbands, and how to apportion them
in the proposed division was a subject
that created good deal of unsatis-
factory discussion. This difficulty
seems to be insurmountable but both
factions are determined upon a divis-
ion, and it is believed that the synod
wiz have to be called upon to aut as a
board of arbitration a third Difficult.
ty IN the way of the proposed division
lies in the fact that small portion of
the congregation are neither black or
mulattoes, but come between the two,
and if the proposed color line is
strictly draws, they will have to be
left entirely out in the cold, aud will
have to seek some other tabernacle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

In one of the coored churches in
this city, says the Charlotte IN. %
Observer, something of turmoil has
lately been raised over the movement
OF the part of some of the members
for a division of the membership on
the color line. The project is one Of
the most remarkable that we have vet
heard Of, its aim being to separate the
blackskins from the mulattoes, the
ebon hued desiring 10 have a congre-
gatioA all TO themselves, aud the
mu ateoes expressing a similar desire
on their own part. rhe minister is q
blackskinRed divine, and, naturally
enough, the blackskins laid claim 70
him, in addition to the church furni-
ture. Another trouble was the fac
that some Of the black skinned mer
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

met and wrestled for some time, with
out anv decided advantage on either
side. Finally Jack resorted TO seine
foul play which roustd Llncoln's in
dienation. Putting forth his whole
immense strength, he seized the great
bully by. the throat, and hold
ing him at arms length, shook
him like boy. The 'Clary Grove
Bows who made up most of the crowd
of lookers-on, we're ready TO pitch IN,
on behalf of their champion, and a
general onslaught upon Lincoln was
threatened Lincoln backed up against
Ofuts store, and was ready, calmly
awaiting the attack of the whole
crowd. But his cool courage touched
the manhood of Jack Armstrong. He
stepped forward, seized Lincolu's
hand and shook lit heartily as he de,
clared. Boys I Abe Lincoln is the
best fellow that ever broke into
this settlement. He shall be
one of US. From that time
on Jack Armstrong was Lincoln's
man and most willing tIrall His
hand, his table, bis purse, his vote,
and that Of the 'Clary Grove Boys,
belonged TO Lincoln. Lincoln's pop
ularity with them was unbounded,
and his rule was just. He would
have fair play, and he repressed the
violence and brutality of these rough
fellows to an extent which would have
been impossible to another man. lie
could stop fight and quell a riot
among these rude neighbors when all
Others failed. -Arnold's New Life of
Abraham Lincoln
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
Smart Women.
Detroit Free Press.

A very profitable business in these
hard times might be done by leasing
ragged children to- people seeking par
dozs for penitentiary olrds. One
woman in western state is said to
nave worked" n pardon out of a
governor by going to him with eight
children whom she had temporarily
adopted from charitable institutions.
After tue pardon was got she returned
them on the ground that they didn't
quite suit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
Journals and Journalists.

8. newspaper in st. Louis is called
The Whip.
The Machinery Moulders' journal
is the name of newspaper just start,
ed by Geo. w. Mackie.
Stantly Waterloo, the editor of the
ill.starred st. Paul Day, is now an
editorial writer on the Chicago Tnb-
une. Mr.. Waterloo is bright writer
Miss Helen Bartlett, formerly of
this city, is now doing special work
on the Minneapolis Tribune. She is
making big reputation as an inter
viewer.
Snap, the New York humorous
paper, is dead. The Dawn, a daily
paper started for the young people, in
opposition to the flash dailies,n died
in just one weeks tIgne. so3t
The Chicago News Letter has been
changed in makeup, and now looks
like a reproduction of the London
Truth.
Alfred Patek, formerly ON the Re.
publican and News, is now managing
editor of the new evening journal at
Kansas City.
Mrs. E. G. Story, wife of the dead
journalist, has painted and presented
to the Chicago Press Club "A Por>
trait of Dog" 1.-THE painting is about
two or three feet in size ana exceed
ingly well executed. 1t is thai of a
shepherd dog. Some four years 800
Mrs. Story painted for the same cluJ
portrait of her late husband which
has been much admired.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
Society.
Merchant Traveller.

They had been to a swell party, the
night before, where champagne pre-
vailed.
She-I am sick of this frivolity;
sick 10 the utmost.
He-Why, what is the matter9
She-Oh, it is all vanity. and
ness. Just think of the
people we met last night-hollow,
hollow, hollow.
He-Hollow Not much hollow,
/ should say. Every body l saw was
full, and from the way my head feels,
l don't think l escaped entirely.