Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-16
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1879.
MERE ENTION.

DR.. Beattie Nesbit, former president
of the Farmers National bank Of To-
ronto, Canada, was arrested in Chicago
Friday, charged with misapplication Of
$250,000 Of the banks funds. {. "A pc
tition signed by 100000 persons, has
been presented to England's home sec
retary, asking for the reprieve of Fred
erick Seldom, charged with the murder
of a Miss Barrow, who Is under SEN
tence to die Thursday. .... The Amer
lean and Adams Express companies
were indicted by the Federal grand
jury at Buffalo, N. Y, Friday, on
charges Of rebating and over charging.
90. The house committee on naval af-
fairs has agreed to report bill car
rying appropriations Of 500, TOO, ,000.. y.
A most remarkable divorce case was
settled in Cincinnati, o., court Fri
day. In October, 1910, John P. Ruch,
Jr., married Helen Hoffman, under the
belief that the young woman was an
adopted daughter Of his parents. A
short time ago 1t was revealed to the
young couple that they were half
brother and sister. and the court
granted a divorce. 80. Five men Of the
British schooner Blue Jacket. were
landed at Lewes, Del, Friday, having
been rescued from the wreck Of the
vessel. which had been jammed by Ice
bergs 600 miles southeast Of the Grand
Banks. The wrecked vessel was caught
and held in the Ice for five days be-
fore the crew was rescued. Sam
uel Henry, q self-styled Messiah"
murdered his wife and attempted SUI
eide In London suburb Friday. .....
Mrs. Julia o. Martin of Evanston, Ill,
is held at McAlester, Okla, on the
charge Of having caused the death Of
her mother by administering poison.
......A Milton, Del, peach orchard
owner Is guarding the buds on his 1000
peach trees by using 1000 oil stoves to
overcome the chilly nights and prevent
frost. He tried the scheme last year
with success. :. Five negroes, includ-
ing husband, wife. two children and
a brother-in-law, were murdered in
their cabin at Houston, Tex, early last
Friday morning. The adults heads
had been crushed with an axe and a
butcher knife was sticking In the breast
Of each. It is the belief Of the police
that the murders are the outcome OF
religious fanaticism.. 49,. "A monument
to the late Queen Victoria Of England,
was dedicated at Nice, France, Friday.
..... Despite the fact that score of
eminent European specialists have told
Chas. w. Morse, the ex-convict banker
Of New York, that he cannot live more
than six months, he continues his
tours through southern Europe. ..
There has been more or less rioting
among the striking coal miners of
Pennsylvania the past week. -. The
First National bank of New Berlin,
N. Y, was closed last Tuesday, follow
ing the discovery of an alleged short
age of $250,000. The cashier, who Is
under arrest and critically Ill from
nervous breakdown, claims that he is
the victim Of New York blackmailer.
The alleged blackmailer has been
placed under $4,000 bail bond. ...
Maurice w. Crafts, lawyer Of Cincin-
natl, O., has been indicted by the Fed
eral court in Chicago, for fraudulent
use Of the mails. The engineers Of
the fifty railroads east Of Chicago and
north of the Norfolk and Western rail-
road, by 1913 per cent Of the 27,500
voting, have declared for q strike IN
the event Of their demand for increas-
ed wages being refused. =. George e.
Marsh, wealthy soap manufacturer
Of Lynn, Mass, was mysteriously mur-
dered in or near that city last Thurs
day night. His body was found on the
outskirts Of the city and there were
five bullet wounds In it.. 49,. Because
the police had arrested students for
students OF, the university at Valpa-
raiso, Ind, went on a rampage Thurs
day night and terrorized the city for
several hours. The Hartman lines
are reported to have recently placed
orders for 100000 tons Of steel rails
and 9,400 freight cars. -. Miss Clara
Barton, founder Of the Red Cross soci-
ETY. in the United States, died at her
home at Glen Echo, Md, Friday, aged
80 years. 80. /. After lying In state for
ten days the body of Major General
Fred Dent Grant, who died In New
York last Thursday, will be buried at
West Point. :. Mayor Gaynor Of New
York, Is being talked Of as q possible
candidate for the presidency. .....Wu
Ting Fang is to come back to the
United States as minister from China.
80. New York financiers are con-
vinced that the old officials Of the
Standard Oil company are preparing
to reorganize under the name Of the
Southern Fields Oil company. That
seems to be the common belief as to
the meaning of a charter that has been
taken out under the laws Of the state
of Delaware. :. Beginning June
French railways have decided to in
augurate system Of numbering the
hours Of the day from to 24.... The
muzzle bursted Off Of one Of the 12-
inch guns Of the Minnesota while at
target practice Off the coast Of Vir-
ginia last week.