Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11
Scraps and faets.

man VINO wants QrlDk OI liquor. he
must carry his license with him and
present it when a drink is ordered.
"A decidedly original sentence was
given by western judge recently. A
man who did not know how to read
and write, was sentenced for minor
offense to be imprisoned until he learn
ed how to do 80. The next prisoner
could do both, and he was sentenced to
stay in Jail until he had taught his
predecessor in the dock.
- 1t is settled that General Shafter,
who is brigadier general in the regu-
lar army and major general of vol
unteers, will be appointed major gen.
eral in the provisional army in recog-
milton of his valuable services in the
Santiago campaign. This will enable
that officer to draw the pay and allow
ances of major general on the retired
list after he reaches the retiring age,
in October next. Otherwise he would
be retired as brigadier general. The
statement that he will retire this month
is erroneous.
The Savannah chapter of Daughters
of the Confederacy, which is the origi-
nal chapter of the organization, on
last Monday adopted resolution
strongly protesting against President
McKinley's suggestion respecting the
Federal care of Confederate graves.
The resolution says: "With full ap-
probation of the impulse expressed in
that sentiment we shrink instinctively
with hushed and holy sorrow from
yielding assent. The graves of the
the Confederate dead are our pilgrim
shrines. From their hallowed hearts
eternally ascend mute protests against
all assaults upon constitutional liberty.
The record these Incompatible heroes
made, furnish the brightest pages in
American annals, wrought out by men
of loftiest mould. Only reverent
hands should lay memorials over their
consecrated dust. To the women OF
the south this sacred trust must be
reserved through all generations"
- Washington special to the Atlanta
Journal: Secretary Alger has finally
had a plain talk with the president re,
garding his continuation in the cabi.
net in view of the strong opposition to
him that has been manifested through
out the country. A member of the
cabinet is authority for the statement
that Secretary Alger told the presi-
dent that rather than subject the ad-
ministration to any embarrassment
he would retire; but be said he
did not want to 60 under fire, while
the hostile criticism Of the war depart
ment was at its height. He suggested
that in order to allow him to get out
of the cabinet as gracefully as possible,
he be allowed to suggest the name Of
his successor. In the conversation
that followed the name Of General
Ansou G. McCook was mentioned.
Secretary Alger is said to have asked
the president not to appoint General
McCook, saying that the general was
his enemy, and at one time referred
to him as "sissy."
- The Eighth United States immunes
(cclored) commanded by Colonel Hug
gins, was mustered out of service at
Chattanooga, Tenn, last Thursday.
Two citizens were seriously wounded
by shots from the train as the soldiers
were leaving the city. About 500 of
the discharged men, many of whom
we're under the influence of liquor,
went home by the Nashville Chatta-
nooga and St. Louis road, and as
they were leaving the yards in the
city, number of men, vino had in
some way secured revolvers, began to
discharge them into the air, and into
sheds and vacant houses. A soldier
standing OH the rear platform fired at
w. w. Harkins, car inspector of the
Nashville road, the bullet striking him
in the right leg and ipfiicting painful
wound, though not serious. A general
fusllade followed. Andrew Ledford,
a countryman, who was standing near
the track, was shot in the face and
seriously wounded. An effort will be
made to secure the arrest of the riotous
soldiers.
A Gambler (Ohio) special of We'd
nesday says: "Daniel D. Emmett,
composer of the famous song, Dixie,
sung for 40 years in every state in the
Union, told tonight the story of his
life to the cadets of Kenyon Military
academy and detailed all the circum-
stances under which he wrote the
song. Of southern parentage, he was
born in Mount Vernon, October 20,
1915, and was the first white boy born
there. Being averse to the trade of
his father, who was a blacksmith, he
sought, at Is years of age, the pursuit
of q musician with travelling shows,
which life he led for % years. In
1S43 he founded the Virginia
Minstrels, which met with immense
success in New York and Boston and
throughout Great Britain. In 1859 be
was engaged by Bryant's Minstrels,
472 Broadway, New York, to write
comic songs, Negro songs and walk
arounds and act as musician when re-
required. Dixie was written in the
early spring of 1859, and was sung
from that time to July 4, 1865, by Mr..
Emmett at every performance given
at Bryant's. His story tonight was
received with great applause, and at
his close he sang Dixie with the sup
port of chorus lmprovised from the
school during the day"
- The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, of New
York, referred indirectly to the policy
of territorial expansion in his sermon