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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-14

that both the parties were on the ground when
the fight commenced, Andy having jumped OH
his mule and struck Jim with a stick, which
was produced on the trial. They then came
to hollis and both fell, Jim under Andy. While
Andy was beating JIM, and pressing him to the
ground with one hand OH his throat, Jim con-
tended that he drew his knife and opened 1t
with one hand and his teeth, and inflicted the
wounds. On the other hand it was proved by
Mrs. NJ. ". McCarter, who was in Mr.. Brison's
ward. some distance away and witnessed the diff
ticulty, that in the encounter the men stood on
the ground fac. to face, and while they were in
this %position she saw Jim strike Andy. Cir
evidence was introduced, such as
spots of blood on Jim's shirt sleeve and back,
and on the bag of corn, to disprove his state
ments. and for the defence a large number OF
witnesses were examined. The defence was
ably conducted by Messrs. Chambers and Mason,
Mr.. Mason on this occasion making his maiden
effort at tho bar. The jury returned a verdict
of guilty of manslaughter.
The next case was that of the State VS.. June
Campbell, charged with the murder of Edward
MCLEAN, on the premises Of Mr.. George L.. Rid
die. at Zeno, in this county, on Tuesday the
9Th instant. The facts in this case are as follows:
Both men were in the employment of Mr.. Rid
die. On Monday evening Edward returned to
the house he occupied on the premises and put
a clean shirt on the bed. That night June went
in and slept on the bed, not Knowing the
shirt was OH it, and rumpled the garment.
morning Edward discovered that his
shirt was rumpled and soiled, and a violent
quarrel ensued. Mr.. r. b. Riddle came up
during the quarrel and put stop to it by assign
ing the men to the work he had planned for each
TO do hat day. He directed June to hoe cotton
in a new ground field that day, and as the
ground was rough he suggested to him to put
on an old pair of shoes to protect his feet, telling
him where he could find an old pair in the mill.
June went to the mill and brought the shoes
I'D to the door of the kitchen and sat down
in the door to trim off some ragged edges OF the
leather, having borrowed Il knife from Mr.. Rid
die for that purpose. While thus engaged, Ed,
who was in the Kitchen, addressed June and
said, '.The next time you lie on my clothes l
will not ask you why you did it, June said,
"Why don't you do something about it now?'
and as Ed turned from the window of the kitchen
June jumped up and plunged the knife in Eds
breast, penetrating the heart, and death resulted
i'm fifteen minutes. June was committed to Jail
that day by Trial Justice Perry Ferguson, and
on Wednesday the grand jury returned Il true
bill on the indictment for murder. On Wcdnes-
day afternoon he was arraigned for trial, and
Messrs. J. b. Davies and D.. I. Finley were as
signed by the Court to conduct the defence. On
afternoon, when the case was called
for trial, defendant pleaded guilty of manslaugh-
which plea the solicitor consented to accept.
The whole day Friday was consumed in the
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Tuesday, June 22, 1886.
WORTH THINKING OF.

The metropolitan board of works in Lon don is dealing with a matter which is of great interest to every city. In London there is no system of inquiry into the causes of fire un- less life has been lost, and then the coroner takes hold. It is believed that strict and systematic inquiry into the causes of fires would have tendency to decrease their num- Der. One proposition made in London has been that Parliament should extend the au- thority of the coroners, conferring upon them the right of holding inquests into the causes of all fires. But the metropolitan board of works is of the opinion that such method would rarely possess the requisite ability and experience to make the inquiries which were specially required. Another plan which has been introduced by Mr. Spencely, @ member of the House of Com mons, with the approval of the metropolitan board of works, is to appoint commissioner who shall have the power of a coroner, and who shall sit with or without jury. It is to be his duty to inquire into the causes of fires which have done damage to the value of e500 and upward, and cannot be accounted for satisfactorily.
 OI this plan. Such inquiry ought to be made in every city. The Boston Herald gives good reasons for it, as follows: Not only is it pos sible in this way to put check upon the wilful destruction of property, but if the causes of all fires are inquired into, the dam age incident to faulty construction would be much more evident than is now the case, when few people care to trouble themselves as to how fires have started or what it was that led to their extension. More than this, if architects and builders were aware that, in case of 8 loss by fire in building effectively constructed by them, the fact of this mis- construction would be made public, it is quite probable that they would depend less upon concealing their bad work by surface covering, and would take pains to have the buildings so put up that they would bear any amount of interior scrutiny. Such system of inspection would, in a short time, be worth to our citizens many times over the cost of carving it on.
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NO. 149.

until the grass was burned offsit because of it's detested inhabitants. The rain of last week flooded the prairie and drove numbe of the reptiles upon an elevation of dirt thrown up from ditch about one-half mile in length, which has recently been dug through in places. Last Sunday afternoon Renick Rogers, in company with two far m
 hands, while viewing the destruction of the late storm. came upon this ground, but no sooner had they stepped upon it than they were greeted with chorus of misses, and were the targets for an almost innumerable number of snakes, but fortunately they wore heavy high-top gum boots and suffered no injury. and it is needless to say they va cated that place in short meter. They re- turned in few minutes armed with heavy clubs and commenced their work of exter- imitation, which took them fully half day.
 When they had finished they were we'll nigh given out, and had killed by actual count 473 snakes, which when piled to- gether were three and one-half feet high. They were of every species known in this part of the country. One rattIesnake about three feet long had nineteen rattles on it. A black snake six feet long, 8 copperhead four feet, and water moccasin two feet long, and as thick as an ordinary mans arm at the wrist, were among the largest killed. It was tough experience, and one, the men say, they would not undertake again. Any one doubting the above story can have it verified by addressing the gentlemen herein named.
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CON E.

When doctors give man up his chance of life has gone. When lawyers give one up his money is gone.-New Orleans Picayune.
 ''How old Belle Featherstone is getting to look. Haven't you noticed it, dear" "Yes, indeed. If she wasn't so rich she would pass for her own mother easily.-Town Topics.
 "Paul," said his mamma, twill you go softly into the parlor and if grandpa is asleep?" "Yes, mamma," whispered Paul on his return, ''he's all asleep but his nose." Sun.
 "A rose between two thorns," said young man, as he seated himself at the table with lady on each side, and when one of the girls remarked sthe Jack variety" he began to think that the thorn business had more point to 1t than he had realiZed.-Lynn Item.
 "Papa," said twelve year old miss to her paternal parent yesterday, ''can you tell me why President Cleveland, since his marriage with Miss Folsom, is like anarchist2" He gave it up, and then sbe told him it was "because he loved Her(r) Most. Buffalo Courier.
 Small boy dialogue actually heard at the circus: "Say, Patsy, which would you rath- CT, that the hippitypottermouse was a run nin' after you or the ryenowserhosss" "By golly, Mike, I'd rather it was the kangaroo, cause I could get inside and ride. ."-Boston Record.
 ''I have brother that measures six feet nine inches from the soles of his feet to his eyebrows" ''Pooh, that's nothing. My uncle was so tall that he has lost his hair '' in the world. His hair was so high up that it was taken with vertigo and fell of. D An Indian chief who is visiting Washing ton at government expense was recently in troduced to 8 Senator who has very bald head.
 The chief looked at him for some mo- | ments with great interest. Finally he said:
 "Ughl Where you fight Injun some timea' New York Sun.
 A lady brought home that unique blossom, lady's slipper, from woodland ramble, not long ago. Young Tommie failed to show as much admiration for it as the rest of the family, and even affected some scorn. He said he didn't see any sense in gi wing that name to the flower, because real lady's slipper sdoesn't look a bit like that, and, beside, has one side flat and hard. ."-Spring- field Homestead.
 Mrs. Gilfory-I think it's shame have to ride around in that old coupe when Mrs. Spreadeagle is always getting something new in the way of vehicle. Mir. G.-Why, my love. guess she hasn't 8 new equipage, has she? Mrs. G-Of course she has. 1 heard her say at her party the other evening that her husband had given her carte blanche. MT. G.-It's one of these basket phaetons, guess. Rambler.
 1T say, Miss Belle, think I can be veal intewesting tonight, even more so than usu- al,'' said young man who was born that way and can't help it to the young lady on whom he was calling. 'Is it possible?'' was the response. 'tYs-a-s. You see I made conundwum the other day and I vote it down veal quick so's not to forget it. Heah it is. Why is it that when the weathah gets veal wahm, it's always smother evening" Smother answera" inquired the listener. 'iOh-the answer-er-by love! Do you know for got to make any answer to it. I must try and think one up.'-Merchant Traveller.
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Two Prophets.
From the Atlanta c Constitution.l


 It is said that the weather prophets of the country are considering the propriety of meeting in sort of general congress. It seems that they have differed so widely in their prophecies that people have failed to pay them the attention they think they de- serve, and they now desire to try and ar- range schedule by which they may secure uniformity. The proposed congress sug- gests an incident that occurred in Harris county some time ago. Two weather prophets announced that on a certain day a cyclone would whirl through the county. One declared that it would come in the morning and the other that it would come in the afternoon. On the evening preceding the day fixed by them for the cyclones visit ] they met at the court house in Hamilton. A | warm dispute to which prophecy would prove to be correct took place between them, ! eliminating in fight in which both were | badly disfgured. Next day two cyclones visited the eo1nty, one in the morning and | one in the afternoon. The day following the l prophets compromised their differences and formed partnership for the publication of an almanac
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dress he showed that most of the birds used for decorative purposes by ladies are neither songsters nor the class that benefits the farmer by destroying insects. But even were all the birds thus killed of the useful class, the number destroyed is too insignificant to cause any apprecia able difference in the fauna of the country. Dr. Langdon estimates that in the whole 15,O0O,OOO square miles of America there are about 900 birds to the mile, giving total population of 5000, ,000,- 900. Not over 5000, 900 birds, it is thought by the best authority, are killed yearly in the United States for purposes of ornament. Add an equal number for South America and the West Indies, and the proportion to the whole number will appear very insignif- cant, not greater than one to 300.
 Investigations are still going on, particu- larly in France, with view to utilizing the heat of the sun a source of power and warmth. One of the most interesting and practicable methods in this line is that de- vised some time ago by Professor Morse of Salem, Mass, the limitations of which it is hoped may be overcome by future improve ments. This device consists simply of a shallow box, the bottom of which is of cor rugated iron and the top of glass. This is placed outside the building in sreh a posi- tion that the sun shines directly upon it, the heat rays of the sun pass through the glass and are absorbed by the iron, heating it to quite high temperature, and by a system of ventilation 8 current of air is passed tbror1pb fbo t11co nd into he &~ be heated. By this means the air was heated on pleasant days to about ninety degrees in passing over the iron. It is admitted, how ever, that the chief difficulty in all these methods of solar heating as substitute for the ordinary or artificial means is yet to be overcome. being available only in fair wealth CT, though, in connection with the customary system, solar apparatus may effect saving in the quantity of fuel usually consumed
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HOWE & STETSON'S

Glove and Handkerchief De partment in charge of Miss Kivlan, so favorably known by the New Haven ladies for heI ladylike service and prompt an. ticipation of their wants, con tains Lace Mitts in Black and Colors from 25c up, Fabric Gloves from 25c up, Kid Gloves from soc up, all in care fully selected colors and fabrics.
 Our soc 4-Button Kid Gloves, in the new colors, are specially attractive. We have also open ed some very choice Handker' chiefs in new Prints and Elm broideries at tempting prices.
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HOWE & STETSON

received June 1e from their manufacturers, a special line of Gents Unlaundried Shirts, in all sizes, with good Cotton bod ies, linen bosom and cuffs, rein forced fronts and backs, full size as to length and breadth, which they offer at 35c. each as the Greatest Skirt OF Ea1tk fo> tAe money. OnLy } Shzrts ko a customer.
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HOWE & STETSON

find that their new choice line of Lace Flouncings, with Edges to match, Colored Embroid- cred Examine All-Overs at soc and 75c per yard, White En- broidered All-Overs, withEdges, Jetted All-Overs and Edges, &c.. are appreciated by their patrons, both for prices and qualities.
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HOWE & STETSON

advise all ladies wishing to in- spect or purchase from the Lace Buntings at 8Bc, Worsted Serges at 37lc, Wool Novelty Knickerbockers at 3oc, all wool 54-inch Cancels Hair Can vas Cloths at AVG and 57c per yard to act PROMPTLY, as the assortment is breaking, and such IMMENSE VALUES at such a SmaX amount 0f m0ney cann0t 6c rebe9ted tAzS SeaS0H.
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Four Hundred and SeventY-Three
 Snakes.

From the Fayette County (ohio) Republican,
 The following snake story, though seem- ingly exaggerated, is, nevertheless, every word of it, said to be true, and will be vouched for by MT. Wayne Caldwell, of Cir cleville, and MT. B. F. Renick and Renick Rogers, of Harrison Township, Pickaway county On the farm of Mr. B. F. Renick is large waste of land known as the prairie which is infested with snakes, and is said to be lit orally alive with them. County Surveyor Rowe once refused to survey this tract of land
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Electricity is now used to record the weights indicated upon scales or steelyards, the application being especially designed for the weighing'of freight cars while in motion. With this device properly applied to the scales an accurate account can be kept of the weight of every car passing over them, even at full speed.
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Coaching
 ParaSO1s

at prices that will astonish and delight, as for example:
 Satin Coachings in desirable colors, at 6oc each, worth $1.25, This is only small lot and can not be duplicated, we think, from any source.
 Elegant quality Satin Coach ings, Paragon Frames, extra long handles, in all colors, at $1.5o, $I.75 and $2 each, worth from $2.5o to $3.5o.
 Superb Changeable Twilled Silk Shades, in the choicest styles of handles, all of the best quality of workmanship thro'- out, for $3 each, worth from $5 to $6.
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The legislature of New York has passed bill compelling railroad companies doing business in the State to employ brakemen who will call out the names of stations so that passengers will be able to understand what they say. If we remember correctly it was a brakeman in the employ of the Con solidated railroad company who asked when criticised for his pronunciation of the names of stations if people expected to get tenors for forty-fve dollars month.
 Paper is used for many purposes nowadays and some very attractive specimens of paper slippers, sandals and other coverings for the feet have been brought to notice in London, where their manufacture has been recently undertaken. For this purpose paper, paper pulp or papier mache is employed in making the upper, which is moulded to the desired size; the sole is made of paper or pasteboard, leather board or other adapted paper materi- al, a union of this sole to the upper being effected by means of cement, glue or other adhesive material; the plan is to have the upper creased, embossed or perforated at the instep and sides, so as to prevent any break ing or tearing while in use. The sole may be made with or without a heel
 The Charleston News and Courier does not think much of the speculation in Confederate bonds It says: The bonds are not now in the hands of their original purchasers. They have been purchased and are largely held by foreign spectators who bought them on the widest venture twenty years after the south ern confederacy was dead, and for purely speculative purposes. We hope that there is not one southern Congressman who will vote for any such preposterous scheme. There is no southern confederacy, there can be no Confederate war debt, and there is not State in the South which can now he held responsible for securities which were issued by the Confederate government during it's intellectual struggle for independence, and have since been repudiated by the govern ment of the United States.
 Dr. F. W. Langdon, of Cincinnati, thinks there is no danger that the birds will be ex- terminated by the demand for their plumage for ornamental purposes. In recent ad-
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R. proratd with serious attack of nm- tcy reri ANoNP Mr Wm West should bottle of The Magnetic Cure have tired foT
 
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

All the large cities still report falling off in the special delivery letter service. In Philadelphia the number of boys required has steadily dropped from one hundred at first to forty now.
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MT. A. A. Jenks of 113
 East Pearl Street, Fair
 Haven, Conn.,, says:
 I was afflicted with IInfanmatory Rheuma- 1tism so that I was un- able to move or be moved, my limbs and hands were terribly in- fiamed and swollen and | T. suffered intense pain. ' I commenced using The Magnetic Cure on the evening of Feb. 22d, and ! |on the morning of the |23d I was free from pain land the inflammation be- |gan to disappear, and in 48 hours from the time fof the first treatment all inflammation and swell ing had disappeared and II was able to use my hands and feet-as well as |ever and sit up. I con- sider it the most won 4derful remedy for in- Ifammatory rheumatism lin existence.
 NEW HAVEN, Conn.
 Prof. R. o. Love- ridge: Sir-About one month ago I had a severe of muscular rheu- matism, so that I was unable to work for near ly two weeks. In 4 or 5 hours after the first ap- plication of The Magnet ic Cure I felt positive relief, and have since then been entirely free from the complaint.
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 No. s Garden, St.
 NEW HAVEN, Conn.
 Prof. Loveridge: Dear Sir--I had been suffering intense pain from in hammatory rheumatism and could get no relief until I used your Mag. netic Cure; it relieved me of pain almost inn mediately, and wherev- CT the pain appears one application is sufficient to cause it's immediate disappearance. I con- sider it invaluable to any person thus afflicted. F. .. BROWN, Conductor
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The conspirators against the JOURNAL AND COURIER defy public opinion and defy the law, but public opinion and the law will eventually reach them in such way as to take the defiance out of them
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Method of Treatment

Which would be alike satisfactory to my patients and myself Not the work of day, or a month, or year, but
 after MANY years of persistent application, have by actual proof and test fixed and determined a
 line of treatment which for positive certainty of results borders on the marvellous and has aptly been termed
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Many years ago, while engaged in the general
 practice of medicine saw the dark and apparently hopeless condition of nearly every sufferer from CHRONIC DISEASES, well as the utter futility of the methods of relief (relief simply and not
 cure) employed by the best in the medical frater- nifty, and speedily determined my course of &C., ton and welded my professional life to the most careful analysis and intimate knowledge of the pe
 culiarties of this class of ailments bending also my energies to find some
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"A rose betWeen two thorns," said a young man, as he seated himself at the table | with a lady on each side, and when one of the girls remarked "the Jack variety" he
 began to think that the thorn business had more point to it than he had realized-Lynn