Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-08-11

A. K. CUTTING.
The Imprisonment of Mr.. A. K. Cutting
is creating no little excitement on the
Mexican border. Mr.. Cutting is man
about forty years of age, publisher OF
Spanish newspaper called the El Ceptineld,
at the small town of Paso del Norte, where
he is confined in Jail awaiting his trial.
The immediate cause Of his arrest and I'M
prisonment is the publication of certain
declamatory remarks on rival publlsher,
Imiglis Medina, in his own paper and also
in the Sunday Herald of Ell Paso, substan-.
tiating his remarks with the addition of
fraud and sWindler. Cutting was arrested
by the Mexican authorities, at the motion
of Medina, and was not even allowed to
furnish bail. American citizens have oft
en- been subjected to the indignit!es OF
Mexican authority, and in the event OF
war, the feeling of both governments will
be agitated by the wrongs that have occa-
sionally been perpetrated on both sides OF
the border. Judge Castenado, before
whom Cutting is to be tried, is probably
sustained by Mexican law, which enables
him to pass sentence on offences not COM
mitted within Mexican jurisdiction. Sol
diers are gathering in Ell Paso. Mexico
believes that she can easily defeat the
| United States. She firmly believes that IN
case OF war, the Southern States would
come to her assistance to regain what they
lost during the civil war, and she also be-
lieves England would render her valuable
assistance in blockading the Atlantic ana
Gulf ports. The United States govern
ment thinks the affair will be amicably
settled. On being questioned about it,
Secretary Endicott said, "he thought it
would be foolish to make war with MeXl-
co on account Of one man, while we nave
submitted to the indignities of Canada to
hundreds of our citizens in the past few
months. Judge Castenado has formed a
dislike to Cutting, owing to his (Cuttlng's)
treating him with marked disrespect
Mexican lawyers think that Cutting can
be sentenced to no heavier punishment
than two years imprisonment, for dellb-
crate and fragrant contempt OF court.
Should he be sent to a Mexican prison,
the much angered Texans may make a
revolt on Mexico and thus give the threat
ened war sudden impetus.
KNOWING FoLKs.-No class of men are
favorably situated in all respects. The
practical classes undervalue theoretical
truth, while the theoretical men often un-
dervalue practical affairs. A clergyman
rarely meets people at their worst; he gen
orally meets them on their good behavior.
Hence, clergyman sees the best side of
people and is not so incredulOus as he
should be. Hence, no clergyman is more
than fractional who is not also pastor and
man, to some extent of affairs. We need
| to mingle with men on their plane, not on
ours in their business, not in ours. A
minister makes grave mistake, think,
who associates mainly with the cloth.
We need to find men-plain, everyday,
average men-and men off their guard, in
order to learn how to guard them. You
can't tell what man is when he is in his
swallowtail coat. A woman in orange
blossoms and white veil looks like an
angel, but year or so after that, ask her
husband if he isn't glad he has sWapped
an angel for a cherub. 1 verify believe
that no angel has patience enough to rock
cradle through teething, collie, measles
mumps chicken-poX and vaccination.
EXPLOSIVE MEDICINEs.-The British
Medical Journal has added to the terrors
which beset humanity by giving list of
accidents which have recently occurred
from the explosive substances used in
medicine. If is stated that tooth pow
der composed of chlorate of potash and
cachOu has been known to explode in the
mouth of person engaged in brushing his
teeth. Pills of permagnate of potash have
been known to explode spontaneously,
and a mixture of perchloride Of iron and
glycerine exploded in the pocket of pa
tient who carried it. Other accidents OF a
similar character are recorded, and it is
evident that patients who carry out the
printed instructions 'to be we'll shaken
before taken" are unconsicously running
a risk almost equal to that incurred by
children playing with with loaded shells.
A new terror is added to the taking of
pills, and danger turks in the hitherto
unsuspected tooth powder.
THE UPPER SIDE.-We speak of the
nighttime of sorrow. Is the night,
though, an absolute or relative fact? If
we were at high point above the earth
we should see it floating like a great
"golden argossy" in sea of light, the
sun forever shining. 1t is onlya single
side of the earth, the under side, that is
for little time in shadow. SAT evening
time there shall be light" says the word
of God. In our sorrow, then, light IS
somewhere. 1t is the under side OF the
providence that is dark, the human, earth
side. Faith would take us up where the
sun forever shines, where the love OF COO
and the wisdom of God fill all space with
their light. May we see that upper and
bright Side, the divine side, Gods side, of
our sorrow May we believe that he
reigns, and reigns to the well-being of his
peOple.-.S. $. Journal.
THE NORTH ATLANTIC MOUNTAIN
RANGE.-By recent soundings the Lon,
don Geographical Society has ascertained
that the ocean-bottom in the North At
lantic is formed of two greatvalleys. One
reaches in width from the tenth degree OF
east to the thirtieth of west longitude, ex-
tending to the equator, at depth of not
less than $4,000 feet and the other lies be-.
tween the thirtieth and fiftieth degrees of
west longitude; The Intervening hng.dtS mGun NJ
nearly 500 miles, extends northWard
toward Iceland and southwark 10 the
Azores, and is volcanic in character at the
ends.