Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-04-30
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gions of hungry Democrats the organs have
been telling us about?
The business failures throughout the
country during the week ending last Fri.
day, as reported to R. G. Dun & Co.'s Mer.
camille Agency, number for the United
States 215 and for Canada 25-a total of 24C
against 222 the preceding week. More than
two-thirds Of the failures are furnished by
the Southern, Western and Pacific States.
"A fire in an Iowa church was extinguish:
ed in novel manner by quick Witted
druggist. The fire was raging in the floor
under the joists and no water at hand. He
quickly mixed up a pailful of common so.
da in a lot of sulphuric acid and poured
it down. Sufficient gas was Immediately
formed to eXtinguish the flames.
All the preparations have been com.
pleted for the payment of pensions to Con-
federate soldiers of North Carolina, who
while in service, were disabled or by reason
of wounds have since become so. The wild.
ows of soldiers receive the same pension
It is now thought there will be about fifteen
hundred pensionerson the rolls.
"A lady of irreproachable veracity, who
resides in Waynesboro, Ca, says in SUBJ
stance, the following occurrence took place
in prominent merchants back yard day
or so ago: A cow, seeing a pot of peas
cooking in the yard went up to it, lifted it
off the fire with her horn, waited until the
pottage cooled, and then very quietly pro.
ceeded to feast upon her fine dinner, eating
all the peas in the pot.
= Isaac w. England, the publisher of the
New York Sun, died at his home in Ridge
wood, n. j., last Saturday afternoon of drop
sy of the heart. He was born in England,
and came to this country when lad. He
was city editor of the Tribune during the
war, and was for time with Charles A.
Dana on the Chicago Republican. He be-
came publisher of the Sun in 1868. He was
50 years of age.
A law has been enacted by the Legisla-
ture of Ohio touching criminal executions.
Hereafter all capital punishment is to be
meted out at the capital of the State. A
hangman will reside permanently at Column
bus-a skilled workman, as it were-Who
will put criminals to death, as fast as they
are forwarded to him, with neatness and
dispatch. Twenty-Five applications for the
position of State Hangman have been filed
already.
A special from Dennison, Texas, says: A
tornado struck this city Thursday night from
the southwest, its course being nearly iden-
tical with the cyclone of two years ago.
Over dozen dwellings were badly twisted
and otherwise damaged. Three wooden
churches were moved several feet, and two
business houses were unroofed and wrecked
in the upper stories. The only casualty re-
ported is that of woman who was serious
ly injured by the crashing in of a roof. The
total damage throughout the city is estimat-
ed at $4,000.
William Wilson, a young farmer of Pitt
county, n. c., met his death few days
ago in singular manner. He went out
hunting, taking his five-year-Old boy with
him. Returning home, Wilson was stand
ing in the house leaning on his gun and
talking to the family, while the little boy
played with the hammer of the gun. The
weapon was discharged, the entire load en-
tering Wilson's mouth, tearing away al
most the entire top of his head and causing
instant death.
- Whether there is to be war or not be-
tween England and Russia, and it is diff
cult now to see how it can be avoided, the
Southern farmer will not make mistake
who determines that he will not be depend
ent upon the fields of other States for his
grain and meat supply. In that event, if
war should come, he will not have to sacri-
flee his cotton to purchase necessary supplies,
and if it do not come he has his cotton crop
to handle to the best advantage.
- Postmaster General Villas has caused
the postmaster at Camden, N. j., to be sus-
pended because he had admitted that he
purchased two pianos and about one thous-
and dollars worth of merchandise, and
paid for them in postage stamps. The ef-
feet was to increase his apparent sales OF
stamps, and consequently his salary, a
practice which the President did not regard
as good policy. These charges were made
against the postmaster during the preceding
Administration, and were substantiated by
inspectors reports.
The Kansas supreme court has been call
ed upon to decide point probably never
before raised. 1t seems that when the jury
went out, one of the number proposed to
open their deliberations with prayer, and
thereupon proceeded to pray long and loud.
What the tenor of the appeal was, Wheth-
er it was impartial or favorable to either
side, does not appear. The verdict, how
ever, was against the defendant, whereup-
on his lawyer moved Ito set aside on the
ground of undue influence exercised by one
of the :jurymen by means of public prayer
in the jury room."
President Cleveland has refused to ex-
ercise the power of executive clemency in
behalf of General ID. G. Swain, Judge Ad-
vocate General of the Army. After the SEN
tence of the courtmartial which recently
CTleu Hlul was dpproNeu ny IIeSIueHI AT
thur, and after the new Chief Executive
had assumed the duties of his Office, Gen
eral Swain appealed to the latter for par
don, on the ground that he had not been al
lowed fair trial. The sentence of the
court was suspension from duty for twelve
years on half pay. "Half pay" will amount
to about $4,000 year.
The recent decision of the United States
supreme court over the Virginia coupon
case has forced Governor Cameron to call
an extra session of the Legislature to con-
slider the question. It is now believed that
the decision is reversal of the decree by
the same court of March, 1868, which then
held that suit against the State for the
purpose of forcing the acceptance of cou-
pons for taxes could not lie, since a State
taken the ground that refusal to accept
these coupons would work violation of
contract and be unconstitutional.
James Hamrick, ST., who lives near Shelby,
and is the father of twenty-one children, in
reply to question, said, ''my wife and |
have raised only 1G, now living" Mr.. S.
f. Bostic, one mile south Of Shelby, can
boast of a numerous progeny Of -, IL OF
whom are living. Mrs. Bostic now looks
like she was not forty years old. Her
mother had 16 children and reared all but
one, while her grandfather, VIM. Baxter,
has q children. Of this number are Gov
ernor Baxter, of Arkansas, and Judge BaX-
ter, of the L. S. Circuit Court.
The fact that Barrios perished through
the treachery of his trusted ally and Vice
President, has come to light. Such men as
Barrios and Gordon, who have shared the
fate of Rienzi, add to the list of martyrs who
have fallen in battle for power or in the