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

David Davis, the old leader of the Labor
Reform party, died at his home in Bloom
ington, Illinois, on the morning of the
Goth ultimo. His death occurred just as
labor seems to be asserting its rights.
Way back in 1872, David Davis was the
Labor candidate for the Presidency, but
although he advocated the cause OF the
laborng men he would never tolerate
such a course as has been pursued by the
so-called laborng class during the last few
months. There is no doubt but labor has
its grievances, but entertaining or even
tolerating the anarchist idea, promu gated
by such men az Most, Spies and Fielding,
will never set them right.
Judge Davis was born in Cecil county,
Maryland, March 8, 1875; received cas-
scal education, graduating at Kenyon
College, Ohio, in 1882; studied law at
LenoX, Massachusetts, and at the New
Haven Law School; was admitted to the
bar and commenced practice III ILLINOIS IN
the fall Of 1885, locating in 1886 at Bloom
ingtOn was a member of the State House
of Representatives in 1914; was Delegate
to the State Constitutional Convention in
1917 was elected in 1913 Judge OF one OF
the Circuit Courts of Illinois, and held the
office by repeated elections until he resign
ed in October, 1862; was delegate to the
National Republican Convention at Chlca-
go in 1860; was appointed by Presldent
Lincoln a Judge of the Supreme Court of
the United States in October, 1862, and
served until March 5, 1877, when he re-
signed to take his seat as United States
Senator from Illinois, having been elected
the previous January, by the votes of In.
dependants and Democrats, to succeed
John A Logan, Republican. His term
expired March B, 1888. He was elected
President pro tempore of the Senate Octo-
bpr l3, 1851.
His Obsequies occurred at Bloomington
on the afternoon of the Goth ultimo. The
services were arranged by the family in
accord with the quiet, modest tastes OF the
deceased. Nevertheless, SO general was
the mourning and so universal the desire
to accord the distinguished dead the last
honors, that the funeral assumed imposing
proportions. At 3 O'Clock services were
had at the house. The officiating clergy
man was Rev. w. G.. Pierce, a relative of
the family, who read the Episcopal burial
service. The procession which followed
the remains to the grave was of unusual
length.
FAULT FINDING AT TABLE.-WOe be-
tide woman married to man who sys-
tematically growls at the table Life
brings her neither peace nor happiness:
Three times day her tyrant groWls and
snarls like any other wild animal over his
food. | knew man of this kind once,
and how l pitied his wife and daughters.
One of the latter married in haste oneday,
Joined her fortunes with those of COM
paratively poor man not exactly in the
same set as She was accustomed to live in,
simply to have her meals in peace. 1T is
said that she made her future husband
swear that he would never make fuss
over his dinner, and l understand that
they are to-day the happiestcouple living.
Reconciliation took place before they were
married, but they left before the nuptial
breakfast-we all remarked that-and
though of course she visits the house, moth
ing could induce her to take meal there.
She is woman Of spirit. AS for the mans
wife-poor woman! May be in younger
days she might have thought of possible
relief by means of divorce, and they do
say-mind you do not assert it though it
did come from a distinguished Jurist-
that something of the kind was entertain
ed; but such a plea of mental insanity,
when only food was placed before him,