Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-08
EDITORrAL INKEINGs.
Reduction Of Fare. - .


near solution, BY the introduction Of Chinese and
Coolies A few days ago FIVE thousand Chinese
arrived at St. Louis, e,, route to New Orleans, fol
service on Louisiana plantations. These .aborer<
are broughtout BY company formed in St. Louis
known as the Chinese Immigration Company
which is proposing to furnish any number of labor
ers that may be desired, at from $50 to $50 yeal
and cheap rations. The Washington Eepress says
that as laborers, on the Pacific Railroad, the Chi
nese rendered satisfaction by doing their work vel
and without creating dissatisfaction. = .., ..--
Captured Fillibnsters. IT,. ....-
-- The government has begun to enforce the
neutrality laws against the Cuban expeditions. The
United States revenue. cutter, Mccullough, last
week captured $50 men, who had gone down the
bay on three small tugs, on the pretended business
of fishing; but we're merely waiting for the prom
sed vessel that was to take them to Cuba. Rutthst
vessel never came, having been seized by the off,
cious marshals Of Uncle Sam. The men were
taken to New York as prisoners of war. L. .
Two schooners were seized the next day, at Mil
ford, Connecticut, laden with munitions Of war,
and another tug boat containing 200 men. Fill
buster stock has gone down little in consequence
OF these events. =, q, = =, ...e ..,}
More About Secretary Robson. .
since the appointment of the new Secretary
of the Navy, there have been many efforts to learn
something about his history, The results are few
but such as they are, We give them. =
It appears that Mr.. Robson was partner in
the ''Gift Enterprise, "having taken stock in the
Grant presentation fund, to the extent of $500.
He is also the man who rendered valuable assist.
ance to the administration atthe Naval ball, where
he lifted the fallen Borie by the waistband, and
put Grant safely through the ''grand chain man
auyres of the ''lancers." He is described as a
fat spectacled old bachelor of forty, with haycol.
ored whiskers and straw colored hair, who weighs
one hundred and eighty-seven pounds, and has a
colored house keeper, after the manner of the late
Thaddeus Stevens ~ =. .- -. =
Church Sleeping Made Easy.
-kSome ingenious son of the land Of steady
habits and wooden nutmegs has invented an i'm
provement on pews, whch b will doubtless be hailed
with delight by many church-goers 1t consists Of
ian improved head.re for attachment to church
pews, formed by the combination Of stu6ing GOV.
ering-plate, band, base-plate, and springs with
each other" 90.
This invention is intended especially for people
who, finding themselves overcome by the Weather,
the unusual Stiffness, or the preachers eloquence,
begin to nod assent to what they hear. 1t is much
needed, and the parsons themselves must be in fa-
vor oft; forif they are men Of any feeling it must
be painful to them to see their friends sleeping in
uncomfortable positions. All that the "head rest /"
lacks, is az auti-snoripg attachment, to make it
The Peabody Educational Fund.
Mr. George Peabody has just added 81, 1884,
600, in bonds, mostly Southern, to the peabody
Educational Fund" The fund now amounts to
two millions of dollars yielding interest, and mil
lion and half of Southern securities, payment Of
which is at present suspended The income now
received is over one hundred and thirty thousand
dollars. Mr.. Peabody certainly shows a disnter-
ested kindness towards the Southern people by
these liberal efforts to- advance education in our
midst, if he has not chosen the most judicious
method of carrying out his intentions. We recog-
nize but two Southern men among the twelve trus-
tees of the fund. 1t is true the money is,mainly
for the education of colored children, as the whites
are, for the most part able to and do educate their
own children. Still, twelve Southern men could
have been found who could and would manage the
fund judicously, and with better knowledge of
the wants Of the country than the gentlemen ap-
pointed possess.
Ugly Club Celebration.
- The concentrated ugliness of the South Car
oliua University had jollifcaton during the late
Commencement week of that institution. The
club assembled at the College campus at 6p. m.,
accompanied by q select company of sympathizing
friends, to listen to "Eulogy on Ugliness." The
orator on the occasion was our fellow townsman,
Mr.. James a. Thornwell, who is said to have ac-
quilted himself Of his arduous duty with much dis
tinction. We have seen several very hattering
notices of his speech some of them from those who
are good judges of merit. After the oration, the
following prizes were awarded to the worthiest Of
the club: To the Ugliest Man, the largest pair of
boots to be had in Columbia; to the LATEST Man.
toy armchair; to the Most Conceited Man, a
looking-glass so arranged that he could see him
self in six places at once; to the Biggest Baby,
stick of candy to the Prettiest Man, china
doll; to the Biggest Fool suitable cap. -
We are rather surprised that the gifted orator
did not win prize. 1t can only be accounted for
on the supposition that his brethren of the U. c.
considered the honor of addressing them as the
highest prize they could confer. Still he ought at
least to have brought home the doll.
Battle in Cuba.
"A Washington telegram, of the 5th instant,
says that the Cubans in that city have received the
following news:
Spanish troops attacked Jordan near Holquin.
After an eight hours fight the Spaniards were re-
pulsed and compelled to take refuge in the town.
Cuban loss two hundred killed and wounded, in
cluding twenty Americans Spanish loss about the
same. The Spanish force consisted OF two brig
ades, outnumbering the Cubans two 10 one
One president,s Opinion of Another.
-Ex.P President Johnson, during recent visit
to Washington, was persuaded to express his opin-
ion of Gen. Grant, in the ears of q correspondent
of the New York Herald 1t is not very aatter-
ing, and though it may be true, Mr.. johnson is
not the man who should have expressed it. He
says: -,
why, sir, his soul is so small that you could
put it within the periphery Of hazel nut shell and
It might float about for thousand years without
knocking against the walls Of the shell. That's the
size of his SOUL Just look at the man sitting at
Cabinet council He has no idea, no policy, no
standard, no creed, no faith. How can he guide
the people? How can he impress any great I'M
provements or moral ideas on the nation? He has
no object to look forward to, no leading aim to
draw the people towards any particular end He