Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-09
Scraps T. fatts.

present year against $4,000 last year.
When the United States become as
densely populated as Holland they will con-
tain 900,000,O00 inhabitants; nearly the
present number of the whole human race.
The first negro brought into Virginia
was landed from a Dutch ship in 1920. In
1923 there were but 1900 inhabitants in
Virginia, of whom 20 were negroes.
THE Tax Collector reports the follow
ing for Anderson district: lands, 449,96S
acres; negroes, 1886; goods, s3l5, 100;
professional income, s22,9Ol; lots, $780,
912.
The Oswego IN. Y.) Times states
that snow fell in that city on Monday night,
June 22d, in sufficient quantities to be OBJ
served on the sidewalks by early risers on
Tuesday morning.
- The total length of the deep sea ca
BILE, on the Atlantic Telegraph line, will be
$4,000 miles. To this, at aach end, will be
attached the shore portions, each about thir-
ty miles long.
- Have the courage to place poor man
at your table, although rich one be present,
and to show equal courtesy to both and de-
nv your house to those whose qualities you
condemn, whatever be their character and
station.
-George Sumner says in recent lec-
ture: "The excessive use of saleratus is a
cause of American i'll health. It is dead
ly poison, the use of which should be shun-
ned, as the saughterer of the infant, and
the destroyer of the strong man."
THE St. Louis News states that about
month since several citizens purchased
piece of ground in that city, paying for it
$4,000, of which SIC, 900 was paid in cash.
On Monday the same property was sold for
s293, 900, by H. W. Lefngwell-being
profit of s163, 900.
Texas papers of the 18th ult., say
that abundant rains had fallen in portions of
the State, and the reports from the planting
districts were generally very encouraging.
Cotton is reported to be recovering from the
late backward spring, and promises fair
yield.
The returns for Spartauburg District
show the following facts: There are in the
District, 1901 slaves, and 81 free negroes;
26l3 acres bottom land, 35, 5S3 acres second
quality upland, and SIS, 9,529 acres third
quality upland. The amount of taxes COL
lected for the State, is about s7,l7S.OO.
There were $1,000 failures in the
United States last year. The debts are es-
timated to have been more than $50, ,0OO,O 900,
and the loss to creditors more than $40, ,OO0,-
900. How many law suits, how much ill
feeling, and how much suffering was occa-
stoned thereby? And all this comes of the
credit system $500, --.-.. y. - WV. y.
travels entitled 'Sketches and Adventures
in MADEIRA, Portugal and the Andalusias of
Spain" published by the Harpers last year
with decided success has been elected to
the New Hampshire Legislature. He was a
warm personal friend of Mr.. Webster.
We learn from the Mobile papers that
COL Burwell Boykin, distinguished and
highly respected citizen of Mobile, died at
his residence, in Dallas county, on the 22d
of June, from congestion of the brain, occa-
stoned by unaccustomed exposure to the sun,
which caused his death in three or four days
During the month of June, there
were murders perpetrated in New York
city, 8 cases of garrote, 6 burglaries, IS vio-
lent assaults, 19 larcenies, 8 suicides. Com
pared with the criminal statistics of the
month, these figures show slight improve
ment in public morals. In May there were
8 murders. There will be two hangings
this month.
The Savannah News notices a most
dangerous counterfeit in the shape of an ad-
mirably executed ten dollar bill of the Bank
of Georgetown in this State. The imitation
is said to be perfect, and the only difference
that can be perceived between the genuine
and the counterfeit, is that the latter is about
a quarter of an inch shorter In the coun-
terfeit, however, the ornamented part is i'm
perfect, the execution of the female face be-
ing rough and defective The Ne,cs says
that several of these bills have been detected,
and that there are doubtless many in circu-
lation.
The St. Anthony (Min.) Express
speaks of the ravages of the grass-hoppers in
that region as follows: "The region around
Monticello is literally alive with grass-hop-
pers. Never in our life did we see so many
of these troublesome and destructive insects.
They cracked under ones feet like brittle
shells. There was no such thing as avoid
ing them; whichever way one looked or went |
they were ''manifesting themselves. Though |
not yet half grown, they are already doing
immense damage, and unless they speedily
emigrate, must devour every green thing in
Wright county"
1t is an error to suppose that man
belongs to himself. No man does. He be-
longs to his wife, or his children, or his re-
lations, or his creditors, or to society in some
form or other. Iti for their especial good
and behalf that he lives and works, and they
kindly allow him to retain certain per cent
age of his gains to administer to his own
pleasures or wants. He has his body and
that is all, and even for that he is answer
able to society In short, society is the mas