Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-07-02

Eleven country cousins have arrived, and intend to
stay all the summer.
Al man in Kentucky was lately indicted for
manslaughter, and sentenced to the penitentiary
for ten years, for causing the death of neighbor
by exciting horse to kick him.
The officers at the Boston navy yard celebra-
ted thesfourth anniversary Of the sinking of the
Alabama by the Kearsage, with dinner, on Fri
day last, on board the receiving ship.
In reply to refusal by his parents to take
a boy to church, because he was too small, the
latter replied, ''We, you'd better take care Of me
now, for when I get bigger, mayn't want to Co. y
Consequence-the little philosopher went.
The Pennsylvania Railway Company adopts
sort of cooperative system by agreeing to divide
among the engineers and fremen all that they will
save from last year expenditure Of fuel, oil and
other articles in running their locomotives.
-Four men have been arrested in New York
and held to bail for carrying on dstilley on board
a ship. They would take in a cargo of material,
make short cruise, during which the still was
operated, and then return with spirits
Iii q characteristic circumstance that the
first point raised by the Arkansas delegation after
their admission to Congress, was whether they
were entitled to pay from the date their election
or that of their taking their seats The eternal
dollar is what these beauties are after, and IN Its
chase they never faint nor tire.
Major JEFF. L. WoFord, a Confederate off,
Ger. who was General Dick Taylor's chief Of ar
tillery. is the Radical candidate for Congress in
the Holly Springs Miss District, while Captain
Charles A. Townsend, who was Federal officer,
formerly from Wisconsin, is the Democratic candi-
date in the same district
West of Laramie, on the route Of the Pacific
Railroad, all the water is 80 impregnated with
alka that, when drank, it has the effect OF dose
of salts, when used for washing it peels the skin
off once in seven days, and when used in the en-
gines it makes no steam Of any account. Its e1-
eellence consists in the facility with which soap can
be made with it, lump of grease and q stick to
stir it up being all that is necessary for the manu-
acture.
The work on the new Masonic Temple at
the corner of Meeting and Cumberland streets,
which was designed by Messrs, Cameron, Barkeley
& Co., for Masonic Temple, has been commen-
ced. The cellar was excavated some time back,
and for the past few days the workmen under the
supervision of Messrs. j. 81. Devereaux & Bro.
have been engaged in mixing the mortar prepara-
tory to commencing building operations. Charles-
ton Nescs.
An old man named Ward was killed in Te-
cumseh, Michigan, few days ago. He had lived
in that place entirely alone for thirty years; no one
knew whence he came, and about the only fact he
communicated to his neighbors was tha! he was in
constant dread of the Masons. Some ingenious
theorist has started the story that Ward was the
original and veritable Morgan, whose mysterious
disappearance some forty years ago, supplied the
raw material for some Of the bitterest political
campaigns in our history.
MR.. Jno. Bright is growing bolder and bold
er in his exposure Of Irish grievances and his de-
dunciations of English tyranny. He argued, in
late speech at Liverpool, that Irishmen were at
liberty to ask for, and, if they could accomplish it,
to obtain the repeal of the Union; and he also ex-
claimed: II say that we have no right an
willing to say this anywhere have no right
whatever to insist upon union between Ireland
and Great Britain upon our terms only-we have
shall not be severed, five are willing to do full
Justice to the different nations Of which it is COM
posed" 1t is no wonder that such sentiments stir
up the feelings of Engishmen.
The Union Pacific Railroad is being built
'To Salt Lake by Christmas" $40 miles are now
in running order, and 100 miles more are nearly
ready for the track Brigham Young has 5000
men at work in Utah, and says he is not afraid Of
the Gentiles. 1t is probable that the locomotive
will 20 through to the Pacific in 1869 instead Of
1870, and will carry along with it an immense
train of passengers and freight, now awaiting that
happy event Contrary to the usual experience
of railroad companies, the Union Pacific has an
abundance of ready money, and pays cash for ev-
erything.
Year after year the average yield of the
wheat crop in Texas and the Western States is be.
scientific farming Aproper rotation Of crops ma
nuriDg, the right methods Of plowing and sowing
and want of attention to the seed are among the
means recommended for increasing the yield. One
misfortune is that because the lands in Texas and
the Westare naturally good it is supposed they will
yield largely always without returning to the soil
the ingredients which the crops absorb, and with a
careless way Of cultivation generally The time is
now upon this whole country Texas as we'll as the
rest-when attention must begin to be paid to the
means of increasing the yield per acre, which can
be done only by an increase of information and
pains-taking among the farmers.
"A most interesting scene was witnessed in
the harvest field of Mr.. VIM. Hunter, of Able
Vile District, few days since. When Mr.. H.
was making ready all preliminary arrangements for
his harvest, he was modestly informed by his en-
ployees (radical freedmen) that they would not
harvest his wheat, though under obligation to do
50, unless they received extra pay for it Though
not expecting such declaration of intention from
them, Mr.. H. was in no way disturbed, but ever
willing to accord to them the full liberty which he
claimed for himself, (of providing for his own af.
fairs) as the day of harvest drew on, he made
ready a sumptuous dinner for the occasion, and
sent out for his neighbors to come for all things
were then ready. They responded en- n,asse, and
at an early hour large field of fine wheat was en-
tered by thirty white laborers, all engaged in the
various operations of harvesting The field was
reaped in an incredibly short time and the whole
operation performed in full view of the sable NAL
contents.
- The latest instance of 'sred tape policy
has occurred in France, and resulted in the des-
truction of thirty-nine persons The story, as told
by foreign correspondent is as follows IAN En-
glish vessel, the Queen of the South, few days
ago was driven ashore at St. Gildas, which is
bar at the mouth of the Loire There were forty
two persons on board. Signals of distress were
made, were seen on shore, but were not under
stood 1t was evident the vessel would soon per-
ish and some humane souls begged the pilots to
go off to her. Their reply was, "We cannot, we
have no orders" Whereupon dispatch was
sent to the Sub Commissioner of the Marine at
St Nazaire to ask if assistance should be given to
the ship He answered, he should telegraph to
the Commissioner at Nantes. Unfortunately the
telegraph does not work after sunset He tele-
graphed the next morning and then replied, order
ing assistance to be rendered This was just four
teen hours after the demand had been made, thir-
teen hours and half after thirty of the for
tytwo souls had perished under the eyes of pilots
who were waiting orders"