Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-10-20
CHEsrER coRREsPoNDENcE.

| CHESTEh, Oct. IL, 1oo0'
Some one has written, "Oh! frailty, thy name is
woman" He should have gone on and said, Oh !
curiosity and impertinenee, thy name is man!
think all railroad passengers who have had the
luck to travel much will join me in saying, that
the curiosity and impertinence Of man, is as
marked as the frailty of woman. Those who have
ever stopped at Winnsboro', will have seen this
peculiar trait exhibit in the highest perfection
and Chester seems to be following in the same
line. When the cars stop at the platforms to let
out and take on passengers, the Conductor can,
with difficulty, geta gangway to attend to his du-
ties and those passengers who are left on the cars
particularly at night-have to undergo an in
spection which embarrassing, to ladies especial
". procession is formed outside at both ends Of
the cars, and q regular march commences. Each
passenger is looked at, and if any tired or why
worn soul happens to be enjoying nap, halt
is made to see if she will not open her eyes. This
double procession meets about the centre Of the
cars, and pass in double file to each end. This
may be quite pleasant to the 'tyoung gents" who
make the inspection, but to tired ladies who are
endeavong to get little rest it is quite the con-
trary 1t is mpertinent curiosity, which gentlemen
should try to put stop to.
At Chester, the same thing is repeated, and very
frequently by inspectors who are not fit to BE- in
the presence of ladies at all. The Conductors
would do we'll to prohibit drunken rowdies from
gratifying such impertinence. 1t should be stop
ped by some means. Men who have no sense Of
propriety, should have few lessons taught them
This rudeness is not confined to Winnsboro' and
Chester alone, but as these two points have come
particularly under my notice, they have been
named.
We have had fine weather for the past two
weeks, for the planters to save the cotton Nights
sufficiently cool to check the growth Of the stalk,
and warm days to open the bols, is the best weath-
er we could have now. The frost last week did
no damage Picking is progressing rapidly, and
the quality of the article is much better than the
first picking. hear great complaint of bad GIN
ming. There seems to be carelessness in this
part of the preparation Of the cotton, peculiar to
South Carolina. 1t is we'll known that the cotton
received in the Charleston market, from other
States, classes higher than that sent from any
part of this State and heard an old cotton sctor
say recently, that he believed it was altogether
owing to the want of care in preparing it for mar
ket and particularly in ginning It is not all that
is necessary, to buy gin from good maker-lt
should be carefully watched, by some one who
knows when it is doing good work. If all the
money that is lost in one season, in South Caro-
lima, could be saved, it would pay for all the gins
in the State If each planter would set about try
ing to correct the imperfections in this respect,
we would hear less talk about Georgia Selec-
tions" and the Charleston market
The market for cotton, at this place, for the
past two weeks, has been at stand-93 to LOT,
being extremes. A choice article has brought
little over these figures. Sales have been made
to the extent Of about 1000 bales.
Gunny Bagging sells at 153 to 16; Bale F:Ope,
10 to IA; Bacon sides, III to IA cents Flour re-
tails at S3 per sack-from wagons, So 30 to 81
rs; Old corn at 90 cents. No new corn in mar
ket yet. Cofee-13 to 15 for Rio Java 90 Su
gar to 10 for brown-11 for Stewards c.. Mo-
lasses-40 for West India; 55 for New Orleans.