Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-01-04
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
On Friday, Henry Wise, a farmer,
was found frozen to death ten miles from
Austin, Texas. While he was returning
home with his team and while crossing q
muddy bottom, he fell out of his wagon,
burying his head and shoulders in the
mud, in which position he was found.
His mules were also frozen stiff while
standing in the mud beside Wise's body,
This is the first death by freezing which
ever occurred in that section.
The New Orleans Cotton World pub
fishes the result of inquiries as to the
amount of the cotton crop marketed up to
December 10, and makes it foot up to 1854
per cent. This leaves alag to be reported
from that date to the end of the cotton
year. On this basis the World renews its
former estimate of a total crop Of 6,2S3,85
bales. This, if correct, would make a
shortage of 500, 600 bales in the amount of
cotton English dealers have calculated on
coming from the United States.
&C. D. Keinebrew, the Atlanta wine
room keeper, was fined $500 or given six
months in the chain gang several months
ago by Judge Van Epps in the City court
for violating the prohibition law. He ap-
pealed to the Supreme court and the lower
court was sustained. He then appealed to
the United States Supreme court, but the
writ was refused. He then appealed to
the Governor to remit or reduce the fine.
now KeinbreW has decided to pay the fine
rather than 60 to Jail.
According to Dun's annual report, pub
lished last Friday, the return of business
failures for 1887 shows a decrease Of 200 in
MINI hor for tho x,oor ht,ff tho 10 rna 1norooc so
of $53, 900, 900 in liabilities as follows: In
1SS7-number, 1884 liabilities, $167, $780,
944; average, S17, 1872; 1~SS6-number, g.
1874 liabilities, STA ,644,119; average, SILL
651. Returns for the Dominion of Canada
show 1882 failures, with S16,311 ,745; liza
bilities average S11 1903. The failures in
the Dominion were one in every 81 per-
sons in business; in the United States
they average one in every III persons.
Tom Voolfolk, the murderer of his
entire family, who has been confined in
the jail in Atlanta since he was convicted
a few weeks ago, was taken back to Macon
last Thursday. The reason why he was
transferred is not given by the officials. 1t
is believed they regarded the Atlanta Jail
unsafe and feared the murderer's escape.
After being returned to the Macon Jail he
was found to have a small saw in his pos
| session, which it is believed he procured
in Atlanta. The saw was taken from him,
and by direction of Judge Gustin, he was
placed in solitary confinement, with Or
ders to the jailor to give no person access to
his cell until his case is finally disposed of.
The Legislature of Kentucky, which
convened on last Thursday, will elect a
successor to Mr.. Beck, whose term expires
in 1889. The probabilities are, notWith-
standing he has opposition, that he will be
elected to succeed himself. He possesses
all the strength of strong Scotch character
istics. His Scotch brogue is SO pronounced
he can scarcely be heard when he speaks
in the galleries of the Senate Chamber.
He is strong, courageous, studious, learn
ed, and the best posted man perhaps in
the Senate on the financial condition Of
the government.
John P McNally, of Augusta, Ga,
who last summer, in the capacity of police
man, kidnapped Blackwood, a citizen of
Aiken county, S. c., and conveyed him to
Augusta on the charge of forgery, his &C.
ton at the time creating some excitement,
and being deemed by Governor Richard
son so fragrant an outrage as to cause him
to demand of the Georgia authorities rep
a%ration, was shot in Augusta, on Tuesday
VI ldSG WCCh III " 1lSllU Will III Ill
law Charles Colvin, and wounded, from the
effects of which he died on Friday after
noon. The fight was the outcome of a
family quarrel. Colvin was seriously
wounded and is confined to his bed. An
indictment against McNally, charging
him with kidnapping, was pending in
Aiken Sessions Court:
WIN. Herrig, a wealthy planter near
st. Francis, Ark, has for some time been
Jealous of the attentions paid to his wife
by VIM. MattheWson, and forbade him to
come to his house. This was disregarded
by MattheWson, and on Tuesday of last
week he called and invited Mrs. Herrig to
take a drive with him. While the woman
was getting ready, Herrig shot and killed
Matthewson and then forced his wife to
drive to Matthewson's house with the dead
body. On her return she found her home
in flames and was shot and killed by
Herrig, who her fled. Directly after the
crime was discovered a force of men set
out to find him. This was accomplished
about II o'clock last Thursday night, four
miles north of Rector. When found he
was asleep under a large tree. He was
informed that he must die and he made
no protest. In fact he was willing and
ready. He had nothing to regret. HisWife
had been untrue to him and he had killed
her lover, and this he regarded as justice.
Regarding the shooting of his wife, he said
he could offer nothing in the way ofdefense.
He was then hanged on the very tree un-
der which he was found sleeping.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gen. w. N. Taft has returned to
Charleston, his health having been re-
stored.