Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-17
MERE.MENTION.


en- leg before shooting himself Wilkes Coun-
ty, Ga., has bought and used 700 tons of guano at
an outlay of about $4,000. ".'''"Corn is in the
tasse in Georgia. '''''''.The bootmaker at Buffalo
who sent Grant those inauguration boots" has
not received any Office, and it is asserted has sent
in the bill to his member of Congress- '''''A ship
cleared at Savannah Georgia, last week, with a
cargo Of cotton, valued at $446, ,946. '''''Aexan-
der H. Stephens is slowly recovering from bis late
injury, and has resumed work on the second VOL
ume of his history. ''''''The session of the Con-
necticut Legislature was opened recently with
prayer by coiored clergyman. ''''''"A movement
has been set on foot for reduction Of postage on
letters to one cent each. Such a reduction at no
distant day is thought quite probable. In
Massachusetts,, recently, two smoked hams were
found in an unused closet They had been there
fifty years. and are in state Of perfect preserva-
ton. "..'".Mackerel are selling in Boston at one
and quarter cent each. "''.''.There are now more
than 100000 people on the Pacific slope San
Francisco, not twenty-five years old, has 10000
inhabitants. '.''''"'The Canada farmers are form
ing themselves into seed clubs, one Of the clubs
to raise choice SEEDS for the rest ''''''A Nation
al Convention of the opponents of secret societies
is to be held at Chicago this month. '''''"''Gen.
@. A. Gilmore, who battered down Fort Pulaski
during the war, has now been ordered to Savannah
to repair it. '.'.""An Indiana genius has let his
little finger nail grow to an unusual length, and
has had it made into pen. '''''''A puppy, incon.
venienty constructed with six legs, two tails and
only one head is the latest production Of the won
der country of Tennessee. '''''A man in New
Haven has invented machine by which one man
can sew six hundred pairs of shoes in day. ''"'A
man, living near New York, cut his throat the
other day, because his wife wanted so many new
dresses. New York lost $547, 800 by fires last
month. '.''"''On recent Sunday evening the
pastor of one of the Denver (Colorado) Churches
had to stop preaching and request Of his audience
to stop eating peanuts. '''''''''There is man in
Chicago who vowed he would not shave until
6ouglas was elected President His beard is now
eight feet long. ''''''''It is rumored that Borie
will resign as Secretary of the Navy, and that Gov
Geary, of Pennsylvania, will succeed him. Six
hundred and forty vessels arrived at New York
during the month of May ''''''''Butler has invited
Bingham to eat clans with him, but Bingham
either don't like clans or don't like Butler, for he
has refused to eat. ...'."'Mr Peabody has arrived
in Washington. .'''''''.Eight thousand emigrants
left Liverpool for America last week. '''''M Most
of the German immigrants that have recently ar
rived in this country are farmers and have settled
in the West. '''"..A Kentucky police Judge re,
Gently fined man s5 and costs for the crime Of
kissing one of his own Sex in the street. 1T is
estimated that the tobacco crop Of Kentucky,
Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri for the
season of 1869 will amount to one hundred and
twenty thousand hogsheads '''''''"Ladies in Eng
land, who desire to dress in hurry, can now buy
an elegantly embroidered paper petticoat for six,
pence; s;'.''''"Women are steadily asserting their
rights Boston has chosen a woman to deliver her
Fourth of July oraton. '''''''"Mrs. President Lin.
coin is said to have made conquest Of the Count
de Schmidt, first lord of the bedchamber to the
Duke of Baden. '.''"..A number of Buffalo busi.
ness establishments have signs in plain view: "Nc
beggars or insurance agents are allowed within
these premises"