Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
Scraps and faets.
- Wash Turner, an unsophisticated

appreciate Iuo uduScT vi JumpiuS oh'
Mrs. Turner's leg was broken and the
child's arm broken. 1t is stated that
Turner had never been on train be-
fore.
Secretary Hester's statement of
the worlds visible supply of cotton for
the week ending last Friday, shows
that the total visible supply is 1,201,-
697 bales against 2,732,3S1 last year.
OF this the total of American cotton is
7O5,6s7, against 2,S44,SS1 last year,
and of all other kinds, including Egypt,
Brazil and India, etc., 100000 against
6SS, 900 last year. The total worlds
visible supply of cotton shows a de.
crease, compared with last year, of l.
62O,6S4. OF the worlds visible supply
of cotton there is now afloat and held
in Great Britain and continental Eu-
rope, 744,OOO bales against 100000
last year; in Egypt, $4,000 against
$4,000 last year; in India, 272,OOO
against 426,0O last year; and in the
United States, $4,000 against $4,000
last year.
- After six weeks of weary trial,
the Kentucky jury that has been sit
ing on the case of Caleb Powers, ex-
secretary of the state, charged with
the murder of VIM. Goebel, on last
Saturday returned verdict of guilty
as accessory, and recommended pun
ishment by imprisonment for life. The
jury was composed of eight Democrats,
three anti-Goeble Democrats and one
Republican. It was stated that upon
the retirement of the jury, the Republi-
can was the first to speak up. He said
that when the trial commenced he had
no idea Of the guilt of the accused
but the evidence had convinced him
beyond a doubt. There was some
talk of hanging Powers; but the first
ballot resulted in an agreement to fix
the punishment at life Imprisonment.
The cases against Youtsey, Davis,
Whiker and Combs are still pending.
- The Philadelphia newspapers re-
Gently published a remarkable adver-
tisement. 1t announced that Purvis 4
Co., of Williamsport, Pa, would pay
in full all claims against the house Of
Purvis & Co., which failed in Baltimore
in 1868. The head of the present
house of Purvis & Co., was boy when
his father and grandfather failed in
1868. He started in life with nothing
in the way of money; but he had a
good character, fine stock of natural
ability and determination to succeed.
This he has done beyond his expecta-
tioEs and now he proposes to pay
every debt left by his father and grand
father, regardless of statutes of limi-
tations, bankruptcy laws and the fact
that not,the slightest legal obligation
in the matter rests upon him. This is
very rare case and in these days
sounds more like romance than actual
fact.
- Franklin J. Moses, at one time
governor of South Corolina and also a
former speaker of the house of repres-
entatives of that state, was arrested in
Boston last Saturday, charged with the
larceny of SIS from John Hardy, Bos-
ton business man. Moses has been liv-
ing in Winthrop, and for time conduc-
ted weekly newspaper at Revere. 1t
is alleged that after disposing of his in
terest in the paper, he continued to So.
licit advertisements for it, and Mr..
Hardy's complaint was entered as a
result of an alleged payment made to
Mr.. Moses of SIS for an advertisement
which did mot appear. Moses was
brought to the attention of the Boston
police in 1885, when he was arrested
on the charge of obtainining money
under false pretenses from the late
Frederick Ames, Colonel Thomas
Wentworth Higginson and others. He
was then found guilty and was sent to
the State prison for three years.
- Every wheel and stroke of COM
merce throughout the great Southern
Pacific system of railroads and steam
ship lines was stopped for seven min.
utes last Friday, during the burial of
Coils P. Huntington, in New York.
At the exact moment when the clock
struck IL in New York every hammer
in all the shops ceased Changing; en-.
gines paused upon the rails and steam
ships foated lifeless upon the water.
In Chicago the Offices remained closed
all the morning, and no tickets were
sold or other business transacted until
after the remains of the great railroad
magnate were laid to rest. During the
short suspension of business $4,000
men in all sections of the United States
remained idle. The Chicago offices
were draped with crepe that is to re-
main for thirty days. Careful atten-
ton has been given to the difference
of time between San Francisco and
New York in order that the observa'
tion ofrespect at each place might take
place at exactly the same time. Ser
vices were held at the First Presby-
terian church, at San Francisco, at
the same time the funeral was in prog
ress in New York.
A lively race riot commenced in
New York city last Wednesday night,
and continued until late hour Thurs
day morning. The whole city was in
more or less turmoil on account of the
disturbance. 1t was because of the
murder of Policeman Thorpe, by a
Negro named Arthur Harris. On the
previous Sunday night, Thorpe at.
tempted to arrest Negro woman.
Several Negroes interferred, and the
policeman was so badly bruised that
he died. The policeman was popular,
and the quarter in which he resided
has strong feeling against the Negroes.
HundredS of DeOple gathered at the