Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-19
Sfraps aud fafts.

make Chief Justice Chase the Democratic candi-
date for President.
"A national bank will go into operation in
Columbia about April !, with the following direc-
tors: Colonel l. D. Chids, DR.. J. w. Parker,
John S. Preston, jr., and Edward Hope.
"A curious statement is made that the whole
amount of grain raised in New England each year
would not supply its inhabitants with food tor SIX
weeks
An eminent lawyer, at Washington, express
es the opinion that the decision in the McArdle
case will not be given at the present term OF the
Supreme Court.
-Kuklux Klan is the name offs Conservative
secret organization which is extending rapidly
throughout the North and West, and is striking
terror into the Loyal Leaguers.
The Sumter Ne,cs publishes private letter
from Hon. A. p. Aldrich, in which he says that
he sees no escape for the country but through the
Red sea of revolution.
A witness before the Common Council OF
Chicago agreed that he would tell the truth as
nearly as possible, as much of it as possible and as
little as they wished him.
The trial of Ex-President Davis, which Yds
to take place at Richmond, on the fourth ~ ed
nesday in this month, has been postponed by
Judge Underwood, to the l4th day OF April
The bill making majority Of votes ratity
the constitution and allowing registered persons to
vote anywhere in the State after ten days residence
on certificate, affidavit other evidence, Is law
by the lapse of ten days.
Canada seems to be severe enough on ap-
plicants for divorce They must give notice in the
newspapers for six months before their application
can be received. If any Canadian does not like
that law, let him 60 to Chicago.
A manufacturer in New York city is filling
an order for two hundred thousand thmbles at
eighteen cents per dozen, for the managers OF a
popular gift enterprise. 'No blanks Every
ticket entities the holder to present.
"A negro standing on the streets OF Lynch
burg barefoot on one the coolest mornings of this
winter, in reply to an inquiry why he went bare,
foot in such cold weather, said, Use tree noW' ana
does just as l please
Chicago has packed over 100000 hogs the
past season. almost five times as many as were
packed there eight years ago, more than n twice as
many as Cincinnati, which used to be "Porkopo-
lis, packed this year.
An old bachelor in New York offered a young
lady pony for kiss. She gave him the kiss.
He refused her the pony. He plead mo conside,
ration" The Court decided that kiss was le-
gal consideration, and made him pony up.
There is a curious rumor in Washington
that Mrs. Senator Sprague, who Is quite pohtl
clan, sympathizes strongly with the PRESIDENT; I
represents to her husband and her father, Chlel
Justice Chase, that it is an act OF tyranny, ano
that Mr.. johnson has only stood up tor his rights
-Connecticut is said to be, in proportion tc
itspopulation, the richest State in the Union The
hundred dollars, which is about one hundred dol
lars higher than the average in the State next
highest-Rhode Island.
General Van Wyck will, in his report to the
House on whiskey frauds, recommend reauc'
tion in the tax on whiskey to fifty cents per ga;
lon to be collected at the still where produced
and the quantity produced and the amount OF tax
to be ascertained by estimating the capacity OF the
still
The number of lawyers in the United States
is reported at 81 1856, and their aggregate annua
earnings at 1872, 900, an average for each o.
$1,000. Of these lawyers, 26S2 are residents o1
New York city, 695 of Philadelphia, and GAS Bos
ton. Other American cities have smaller numbers
oflawyers.
The editor of the Warenton (Fa.,) Senti
mel saws that farmers in that vicinity who have
substituted white for black laborers, express them
selves as highly plcu<cd anu uu
clare that for $40 month, one white laborer doe;
as much work in day, as negro ordinarily did
in two days.
In Philadelphia, six women physicians re-
turn incomes ranging from $4,000, to SlO,0lW
year. In Orange, New Jersey, there is another;
whose annual income ranges between SlO,o!o and
$4,000. N. York there is one whose income com
is rarely less than $4,000 q year. Some OF these
physicians are successful surgeons as well as capa-
BE medical practitioners.
-Ou January lst, 1868, the United States
navy contained two hundred and thirty vessels with
an aggregate tonnage of 40, ,746 and carrying one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen guns. There
are fty-four ron-clads, one hundred and one screw
steamers, and fortyfour paddle steamers, the bal
ance being sail vessels. Twenty-Five vessels are in
course of construction, and on New Years day
ffty-nine vessels were in actual service.
of West Point, the number of graduates
since 1902 has been 22lS, of whom nine hundred
and fifty-nine have died, and one thousand two
hundred and sixty three are now living. New
York has had the largest number of graduates,
three hundred and ffty-three, whilst there have
been from Pennsylvania two hundred and eighteen !;
from Virginia, one hundred and fifty from Mas
sachusetts, one hundred and thirty-nine. Of the
total number, the New England States have had
four hundred and eight.
The West is exceedingly anxious to secure
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the Missouri representatives in Congress, writing
to the Common Council of St. Louis, says: "We
cannot carry measure of this kind until after the
Southern States are admitted and the apportion-
ment of 1870 takes effect Then, am confident
we shall be strong enough to control the matter in
the West, and have very little doubt that ST. Louis
will be the place fixed upon for the permanent cap
ital."
"A new York paper notices the singular fact
that Barnum's Circassian Beauty, who was mar
vel of taciturnity while the museum was standing
being beyond the reach of any remarks whatever
in the English language made statement in
very plain AngloSaxon to the reporters, and thinks
it proof of the value of heat as means of edu-
cation. 1t is certainly little remarkable that a
lady supposed to know no language but that spo-
ken in Circassia should be able to mpart her ex-
perience in English after ''going through the fire. "
"A dispatch to the New York Tribune states
that the ''loyal' men of New Orleans are in great
trepidation because the 6remen in procession cheer
ed Mr. Jefferson Davis, who is now in that city,
and took off their hats in honor of General Ham
cock as they passed his headquarters Moreover,
their dabolical intentions were strikingly mantes
ted by the fact that only six out Of the thirty COM
panies in the procession carried the United States
flag. The "truly loyal men, we are assured, an
tcipated serious trouble because Of these audacious
things.
I'm recent address of DR.. Gaillard, at the
Medical College of Virginia, it was stated that in
the United States armies, during the late civil war;
thore died in action or from wounds of regulars,