Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-02-18
Sfraps aud faets.

-Ofal independent men in the world, he
who has served his time at and knows the secrets
ofa trade is the most self-refant. '..',
1t has been demonstrated out West, that
bilegular garments.
"A colored woman, in New Orleans street
car, recently lectured Governor Yarmouth OF La,
for not giving mp his seat to her-.
1t is remarkable fact that the "oldest Free
Mason" dies once week in the United States
The last is Joseph Metcalf, Of Erie, Pennsylvania
Application has been made TO the President
for permission to remove Booths remains, and
for possession of the trunk and other effects OF the
assassin IN the custody of the War Department.
Last week, Wright, the oolored lawyer from
Beaufort, made his appearance at Marion Court,
and had the misfortune to lose every case IN winch
he was engaged.
CALIFORNIA; population is only one-fourth fe-
males. In Nevada there are eight men to one
woman, and the proportion In Colorado Is twenty
to one. ~''''..', !'.,..s
-A. T. Stewart has sold twenty shawls this
season in New York, worth So, 600 each, and one
worth $4,000. One woman lately ran up bill Tor
$40, 900 at his store in couple Of months.
The jailor of the Orangeburg jail, a few days
ago, aunereu tWo ptisOnefs " SSoaPe, euu eooo
panied them in their fight. All the parties are
colored men. -.a " .~'
"A Michigan farmers sheep having mysteri-
ously disappeared recently, he placed woF trap
IN the field A few days afterward he found It
sprung, and now one of his neighbors is laid up
with sprained ankle.
The members of the Rhode Island Legisa-
ture are paid 81 per day. The State is small,
and nearly all of them live at their homes during
the session, going to the Capitol in the morning
and returning in the evening.
Mr.. Corley, of South Carolina, has intro
duced bill in the House for the removal Of poEt-
ical disabilities from Hon. W. W. Boyce, former
" a Representative from South Carolina, and now
a resident of Washington city.
Governor Holden, of North Carolina, on
behalf of himself and other loyasts, has telegraph
ed to the North Carolina Senators to oppose any
reduction Of the army which will reduce the Fede-
raj garrisons in North Carolina. -.
-As an indication of the difference between
the amount of goods sold in New York in 1867
and 1858. it NAV be noted that the sales by auc-
ton of dry goods last year was about $4,0OO,OOO
less than in the year previous
- Experiments recently made in Georgia prove
that good paper may be made from okra, the
whole plant being utilable. The Mobile Register
has seen specimens of good printing, writing and
wrapping paper made from this plant.
The Wilmington Star says that Governor
Scott, of South Carolina, continues to listen to the
promptings of his kind heart, and pardons crmi-
nails promiscuousy, giving them future opportuni-
ties of tormenting, and perhaps numbering, more
honest men.
"A young woman named Mary O'Neil was
arrested at the White House, in Washington, on
Thursday last, who said she was sent by God to as
r. A llo 49, ollaIvo al
not loaded, was found on her person. She is evi-
dently crazy.
One planter on the Mississippi offers five
hundred Thousand ramie plants for sale; and it is
reported that orders for ramie from all parts OF
Europe have been transmitted to New Orleans and
Mobile, offering to purchase the rough fibre at ten
cents in gold.
- The following are the receipts of the princi-
pal New York daily journals for the past three
months, as reported to the internal revenue ott-
GERS: Herald, $lS9,645; Tines $3.50, 1888; Tn
bune Sl3l, ,s59; Journal of. Commerce, $25 500
Express, S24, LOG; Evening Post, $2S, lO6; Com
mercial, S6,S4l; Pomeroy's Democrat, $l0,55s
"A novel mode of dunning, lately introduced
in New York, is to hire chaise painted in flaming
red letters Collectors Chaise,. in which the col,
lector makes his daily rounds to the domicaes OF
slowpaying debtors. In very obstinate eases and
kept standing in front Of the premises several hours
day.
A SCULPTOR who was engaged to carve mon
ument and select an epitaph for deceased manu-
facturer of fireworks, seeing the inscription on the
tombstone of celebrated musician, He has gone
to the place where only his own harmony can be-
exceeded" and thinking was very neat thing,
he adapted it to his purpose by changing one word
and carved on the monument, 'sHe has gone to
that place where only his own re,oorks can be ex-
ceeded."
The dry goods trade of New, York, as ap-
pears by the returns of sales Of wholesale dealers
during the past year, has been better than the
year previous. The following are the amounts Of
sales made during 1868 by some Of the leading
wholesale firms: H. B. Claf1in & Co., s43, 1885,
& Co, SO, ,2lO, 900; S. B. Crittenden & Co., &c.
$4,000; Lathrop, Luddington & Co., (since fail
ed) Sc, ,92l 900; Anthony & Hall, s6,s9S, 900; E.
8. Jaffray & Co., $6,36l 900.
The Lynchburg (Va,) Republican says: ".the
contract for the construction of the first division
of the Georgia Airline Railroad, extending from
Atlanta to Charlotte, n. G., has been awarded to|
Messrs. Scott, Bondurant & Adams, of this city.
These gentlemen are all practical and experienced
railroad men, abundantly qualified to execute this
work in an entirely satisfactory manner. The ex-
tent of the contract given them is twenty miles,
being that portion Of the road Immediately east OF
Atlanta, which is all that has as yet been let
They will commence operations at once.
From some sort of influence not clearly un-
derstood at the South-perhaps the scenting of
danger from afar to their own liberties, perhaps
from some quiet intimation from General Grant,
who is about to take control of the Executive pow
er and patronage-there has, of late, been very
perceptible abatement of the radical sentiment in
that portion of the press at the North. A number
of journals hitherto ready at all times to advocate
any amount of outrage upon the Southern States
and people, have made track toward conserva-
tism, and protest against many Of the radical meas
ures now pending in Congress
"A friend recently went to Dutch tailor and
had his measure taken for pair of pantaloons.
He gave directions to have them made large and
full. Our friend is o heavy man, and likes his
clothes loose, and when he came to try on his new
found that they stuck tight to his
legs, whereat he thus remonstrated: II told you
to make these pants full" After some objugato-
y expressions Of proane nature, the tailor ended
the controversy by declaring: II dink desc pants
is full enough; ifthey was any fuller they would
sphlit."
"A statement has been published of the ex-
penses and profits Of first class travelling circus
and menagerie. The season, with. this entertain
ment lasts from the first Of April to the last Of
October. Nearly three thousand miles were ira
yelled over in that time, an average Of eighteen
miles being made on every day the show moved at
all. Ninety people drew salaries from the propri-
etors in various capacities. The expenses for ho-
tel bills, POI days, were $22, ,44s for people, s27,-