Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-08-05
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at Marston Mills, Barnstable, has three sons three
horses, three cows three calves, three hogs three
cats, and three broods' of chickens
- "hTammy!" said precocious little boy Who
against his will, was made to rock the cradle OF his
baby brother, IF the Lord has any more babies
to give away, don't you take en-
= The Indians are reported to be down on
Grants Quakers. 'Um!" cried Hole-lnthe Bot
tie, chief of the Arapadoes, "Quakers ne good !;
bring water no whiskey!''
"A reverend gentleman ia Hampton, Va,
has invented a machine. for picking and cleaning
peanuts. 1t is claimed that it will pick and clean
1000 bushels per day, doing the work oftwenty
men.
- An elderly man, named Edward Hapn' OF
Black Rock, New York, fell over the embankment
at Niagara Fails, near Table Rock, Monday, dis
lance of hundred and eighty feet, and was IN
stantly killed and dreadfuly mangled.
Said Lord John Russell to Mr.. Hume, at a
social dinner What do you consider the object OF
legslation?' ''Thc greatest good to the greatest
number "What do you consider the greatest
NUMBER" continued his lordshlp. Number
one" was the commoners prompt reply.
= The corn crop of the United. States for 1868
was nine hundred millions Of bushels Of this about
two hundred and twenty millions OF bushels,
and of this the larger portion was exported either
in bulk or in -four
Though the colored men have never had
their pictures either on the bank notes or postage
stamps, they are now getting their full share OF
such notoriety on the new tobacco stamps. about
to be issued The colored man is displayed op
these stamps in all his phases and conditions.
"A gentleman named Turner, from Iincoln
county, has recently discovered gold in Cannon
county, Tennessee, about four miles from Wood
bury He has sunk a shaft about eighteen feet,
and has struck the yellow stuff, and is hopeful
that bis mine will be profitable.
The Memphis Appeal intimates- that the
subscriptions towards the Chinese immigration
scheme set on foot by the late conyention, do not
cessary to make up the capital Of the society, how
ever, $50, 900 had been Subscribed up to the 2lst
"A Washington correspondent states that a
German banker has offered to loan our government
$4,000 900 at five per cent, but Mr. Boutwell,
has declined it, as he has reason o-belleve that ne
can next winter borrow money enough at four and
q half per cent. to take up the hvetwcntles now
due.
THE agents of the government of Brazil hav-
ing promised the American emigrants who'Went
there, great quantity Of acres, rations and sup:
plies generally, it seems proof OF baseness and
treachery that, in no instance did the government
perform its contract One who started out with
three thousand dollars came back without penny
The announcement of an express train that
shall run from Liverpool to London in four hours
IS remarkable event. The distance is two hum
dred miles, and in order to make the fifty miles per
hour, it will be necessary to make it through
train-that is, te;alow no stop between the two
places The necessity Of stopping, for water is OBJ
waited by mechanical means
Judge Dent, the Conservative candidate for
Governor of Mississippi writes letter saying that
he is national Republican opposed to the ex-
treme prescription of his party; and placing him
self unecuivocaly on the Walker platform of Fir:
ginia-advocating universal amnesty and universal
suffrage. In all these positions he claims to be
in unison with the President, WHO endorses his
policy.
The total quantity of land devoted to the
growth of cotton throughout the whole of India
does not exceed s, 100000 acres. IF this quantity
of land was as productive in India as in the uhl-
ted States, it would yield something Ike tour mil,
lion bales or half bale per acre. But the yield
is so much less than this, that the extent OF the
imports from India, in an average yield, is not
more than million and half baiesof 3Q4 pounds
each.
The great battle fields of the late civil war
are about to be illustrated by a series Of views,
published in photographic style, and taken
from oil pictures painted ON the spot. George l..
Frankenstein has been engaged in hard and inces-
SAINT labor for three years on these views, and, it's
stated, has travelled at least 1000 miles to the dit
Rrent battle fields. The views each measuring
IA bv 10 inches are to be published in one or
Volumes together with descriptions of the differ
ent battle fields, containing historical explanations.
Rev. Wm McLain, of Washington City,
Secretary Of the African Colonization. Society,
gives notice that the societY's ship Goconda viii
sail from Baltimore for Liberia about the 1st Of
November. Through tickets WI. be given to all
colored persons. of good character, who desire to
emigrate to their snative heath )" alse six months
subsistence after their arrival. Those qualified to
act as missionaries or teachers, whether male or
female, will be employed at good salaries,
Last week the census-taker for Ward No.
. called at the residence of a well known Colonel
residing in the Western part of Queen-strcet The
Colonel gave him all the information asked for,
but appeared little nervous and excited. Hav-
ing received the necessary information, the census
taker took his leave; but before reaching the noXt
corner was overtaken by the gallant Colonel, whose
face this time was beaming with joy, and who said
soto roce ''Please, sir add another to my list, the
trouble is happily over. - Courier End inst.
- Three years ago, seven sisters, the youngest
fifteen and the eldest twenty-five, with Invalid
parents, emigrated from Ohio to Minnesota, where
two years ago, under the homestead law, they Sc
cured l6O acres of land at Big Woods, some &ixty
miles from St. Paul. These girls last year sold
900 bushels potatoes, 500 bushels corn, 200 bush
els wheat, $50 bushels turnips 200 bushels beets,
LOO heads cabbage, and $500 worth. Of garden
stuff. All the clearing, grubbing, ploughing has-
vesting &C., was done by them, and they have, at
present, forty acres cleared and in crop.
THE July report of Hon. Horace Capron,
Commissioner of Agriculture, represents that tho
cotton acreage is sixteen per cent. greater than
last year, and amounts to 5000, 600 acres Should
the yield per acre be the same last year. the to-
tai production would amount to nearly 100000
bales. Nothing short of unusual disasters will re-
duce the yield below that of last year. or $500 900
bales. Along the Atlantic coast large quantities
of fertilizers have been used, great care exercised
in selecting seed and better implements employed.
Other crops are stated to be generally abundant
The Charleston .Nvs says: "a Grand Exo.
dus of Federal State and City officers Northward
has taken place within the last fortnight. Acting
Lieutenant, Governor Corbn, Treasurer Parker,
Comptroller General Neagle, Aajutant.G Genefal
Moses, Attorney General Chamberlain, the Spea-
ker Of the House Of Representatives Moses, the
President of the Senate lCorbin,) tho, United
States District Attorney (0orbin,) the Assistant
Attorney General of the State (corbin,l the Char
lesion County Solicitor (Chamberlain.,j the City
Attorney (Corbin the Codfer OF the Laws lCor'
bin anu d. T. Corbin State Senator, have all lett
for the North to recuperatc their health and repair
and enlarge carpet bags.
-The Treasury Department. it is stated, will
soon issue new United States notes OF the denomI
nation of one and two dollars the plates for which