Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-02-22
Straps and fafts.

became insane. In the nrSG place, tne Will
provides for the erection of a mausoieum
to cost So, 900, and then sets aside SlS,OOO
for statutes ofherself and husband, n Tor
the maintenance of the mausoleum. The
remainder, if there be any, is to be used
for the support of the insane children.
S. N. Brooks, of Hyde, England, whose
son is under a death sentence at st. Louis
for the Preller murder, is now in that city
making intercession for his son. His plan
of campaign will be to enlist Masonic in
auence and the influence of prominent
people conscientiously opposed to capital
punishment. The general impression IS
that Maxwell will undoubtedly hang, as
the terrible character of his crime has
aroused widespread indignation through
out Missouri. Gov. Morehouse has already
substantially declared that he would not
interfere.
The committee of the Northern Pres
byterian Church on reunion has prepared
its propositions for the settlement OF the
differences between the Northern and the
Southern churches and sent them to the
Southern committee. The Northern COM
mittee, we are told, is very confident that
a reunion will be accomplished very soon.
We doubt it. There must be a prodlglous
revolution of opinion in the Northern
church before the Southern church can pc
induced to take any steps as q whole IN tne
direction, of reunion. And this reVolutioh
cannot be expected.
There is great excitement in tredonla'
Caldwell county, Kentucky, over the con,
duct of a party of drunken roughs VINO
attacked and fired into the house of sever
al prominent citizens Thursday night.
There was no one hurt, but several mar
rowly escaped from the bullets. They
also broke open Hargan's store and stole a
considerable quantity of goods. The men
whose houses were visited nave been lead-
ers in the crusade against the violators OF
the prohibition laws of Fredonia. Ihere
is considerable feeling over the matter,
and efforts are being made to apprehend
the guilty parties.
Congressman Scott, of the ways and
e committee, in speaking OF the tariH
bill. saws: "We are getting up a good Dill,
and I think it will command the support
and vote of every Democrat on the moor,
if not a number of Republicans. Ihere are
q number of members scheming to prolong
discussion on the tariff until the House IS
disheartened and then rush through a SUD,
stitute taking only the tax OF sugar ana
tobacco, T think these members will be
fooled in their object, for the reason that !
believe that the bill now being prepared
bv the ways and means committee WILL pc
SO lust and equitable that all fair men VIII
see the necessity for it's passage ana give
it their cordial support"
A dispatch of Friday from jackson,
Michigan, says: About a year ago, Danlel
O,Day and his son John, were arrested IN
Chattanooga, Tenn, on a charge OF coun,
terfeiting. On trial they were found
guilty. and sentenced to fifteen and ten
wears respectively in the Albany, N. Y,
~Denitentiary. Ashort time ago two OF the
witnesses for the prosecution were convict,
ed on the same charge. They confessed
that the O'Days were innocent anu thaI
they had perjured themselves to secure
their conviction. O'Day and his son were
subsequently released. The father reached
home Friday and found his VIE oeao ano
his younger son in Jail.
The census committee of the SENATE
propose to draft a bill under which the
next census will be taken that will greatly
reduce the amount of labor heretofore ex-
pended in this work. It is expected that
by elimination much of the valueless sta
tistics which have made the undertaking
n of great magnitude, the result OF the
census can be given to the public within a
comparatiyely short time after 1t is taken.
The work of compiling the present census
has not VET been completed. Two vol
umes of the twenty-five required are un-
finished. It is expected that they will be
out of press Just about the time work IS
started on the next census. There is some
talk of having a permanent census bureau
and of taking a census every tive years.
The Virginia House of Delegates has
unanimously passed a bill alloWinga pen
sion O fthirty dollars a year to Coniederat6
soldiers from that State who were pefma-
nently disabled by wounds received during
the late war. It allows the same amount
yearly to the widows of Virginia soiolers
who lost their lives in the Confederate
service. To meet the demand OF tnese
pensioners the bill proposes to appropriate
$4,000 the first year. AS the puollc oe-
come accustomed to the benefits bestowed,
this sum is likely to be increased from
wear to wear. In order to prevent those
who are above want from claiming the
benefits under the law as has been done
under other appropriations made Dy the
Legislature for the benefit o. disabled Con-
federates, the bill limits tie benefclarles
TO persons owning one thousand dollars
worth of property or less.
The notorious leader of the train rob-
bers. Capt. Dick, alias "Brack Carnett,"
was shot and instantly killed on the l4th,
while resisting arrest, by Sheriff Alice, OF
Trio county, Texas, near Pearsall. a statlon
of the International and Great Northern
Railroad. Carnett was a noted outlaw
and a few years ago organized a pana OF
horse thieves for the purpose OF r0ooing
express and mail trains in Texas. For the
last two years numerous train roooerles,
where large amounts Of money, IN one
instance SIS, 900 worth of diamond JeWelry
was stolen, have been traced to Carnett's
n and although the Secret Service OF
the railroads and the civil officers OF Tex
as have often been close on their trail, they
have heretofore evaded capture. The au-
thorities say the killing of the leade VIII
result in the capture or killing OF the
whole gang.
"A New York dispatch says: The ma
tional board of fire and marine underWrlt-
ers have investigated the recent cotton
fires, and have decided that the fault must
be laid to the planters. The underwriters
contend that the sewing ofbales is so faulty
that large spaces are left which expose the
cotton TO danger from fires. The under
writers invited a committee from the Cot
ton Exchange to meet them. They notl-
fed the cotton men of the results OF their
investigation, and stated that they Would
shortly issue rules and regulations when
must be adhered to in baling cotton if
planters and shippers wanted insurance.
The cotton men agreed fully with the
underwriters, and at the next meeting OF
the Exchange they will recommend that
cotton not baled according to the forth
coming rules shall not be dealtin upon the
Exchange.
The Charleston NeUs and Courier OPP
portunely says: The present is the most
opportune time that the South has had IN
many years to present it's claim upon the
attention of settlers. In every Southern