Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-07

been exploded and the story goes
hopelessly down. 1t develops that
the state department has never used a
cipher in its official communications
but has conducted its correspondence
with General Lee in plain English.
A bill has been introduced in the
New York legislature providing that
congress be allowed to create out of
the counties of New York, Kings,
Richmond, Queens, Suffolk, West
chester and Putnam, a new state to be
known as Manhattan. Along with
this bill, is another providing that the
territory named may separate itself
from the balence of the state. The
object of the change is to give the
northeast two more representatives IN
the United States senate and New
York city, or voters of Greater New
York, more complete selfgovernment.
The new state, if formed, will be
almost like single great city with a
population almost, if not quite, as
large as that of any other state in the
Union.
- Though in no especial danger
from the flood, the city of New Or
leans occupies a peculiar position.
The river is much higher than the city
at all times. Just now, the water lev
ell of the river is high above two-story
houses. The water is kept out by i'm
mense levees, which completely sur
round the city. Although the water
is still a few inches lower than the
highest point reached in 1898, it is
still rising gradually and will continue
to do so for 10 days or so yet. If the
levees should be threatened, there is
an abundant force of labor always
available with which to strengthen
them. The people are not at all
alarmed but, at the same time, their
position is not one from which an out
slider would devine any considerable
amount of assurance.
Eighteen young ladies of the Lu-
cy Cobb institute, at Athens, Ga, got
into trouble on April on account OF
some of their escapades. AS the first
move of the day, they went to soda
fountain, lined up againgst the coun-
ter and ordered sodas for Is. 1t re-
quired the clerks several minutes to fill
the order, and when all the glasses were
ready, the girls broke into loud gig
gle and marched out leaving the deli
cious beverage to be disposed of as the
clerks might see fit. Then they went
to confectionery store and began to
cut up all kinds Of tom-boyish antics.
The clerk slipped out, locked the door
on them and left. They were kept
prisoners for a short interval. Next
day the principal of the school served
notice of expulsion on each of them,
and there was weeping and wailing
throughout the institute. The citizens
of the town, however, interceded, and
on a promise that they would "never
do so again" the girls were let off with
lighter punishment.
- Secretary Hester's New Orleans
Cotton Exchange statement, for the
week ending last Friday, shows de-
crease in the movement compared with
last year of 5000 bales, decrease un-
der year before last of $4,000, and an
increase over 1894, of $4,000. For the
two days of April, the total shows a
decrease under last year of 1000; a
gain over year before last of 1000 and
a gain over 1894 of 1000. For the
seven months and two days of the sea-
son, the aggregate is ahead of last
year LAT, ,9S1 bales behind year be-
fore last 1,2S9,41S, and ahead of 1894
by 991,255. Stocks at the seaboard
and the 20 leading interior centres
have decreased during the week 72,-
93S bales, against decrease during
the last season of 95, ,424, and are Ill.,
3S5 larger than at this date year be-
fore. Including stocks left over at
ports and interior towns from the last
crop the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop, the sup
ply to date is S,252, SAT, against $780,
971, for the same period last year.
- Ernest and Alepis Blanc, both un-
der 81 years Of age, were hanged at
Lafayette, La, last Friday. Their
crime was the murder of Martin Rag
maud on April %, 1896, at Scott, a
small station on the Southern Pacific
railway, about five miles from Lafay-
ette. The boys were working on a
farm and had often been befriended
by Ragnaud. A few weeks prior to
the killing they read life of Jesse
James and resolved to become out
laws. One fatal night they found the
old man alone in his store, and at the
point of a pistol he was bound and
gagged. They secured $4,000 from
his safe and then killed their victim
by stabbing him 81 times. They buried
the money on the farm on which they
worked and in few weeks left for
New Orleans, without being suspected
of the murder. Several innocent peo-
ple were arrested on suspicion, and
two men narrowly escaped lynching
The bows went to France and finally
from there to California, and from
California, after spending all their
money they drifted back to Lafayette.
Something aroused suspicion against
them and they were arrested and con-
fessed to the murder.
- New York World: In comment
ing on the supreme courts antitrust
decision, one of the corporation organs
of this city remarks in its financial
column that: eff railway rates are
cut to ruinous figures through bank
rupt competition and official reckless
ness, the railways nevertheless must
continue to carry freight at actual net