Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-10-16
Scraps aud fatts.

- India will in future raise jute rather
than cotton. In the latter she cannot COM
pete with America in quality, quantity or
price
1t is now definitely settled that the
telegraph wires in Germany are no longer to
be affixed to poles in the open air, but are to
be buried in underground tubes.
- A suit is pending in Chicago to re-
cover sixty acres of land given twelve years
ago to secure a gambling debt of $1,7O0.
The land is now worth $4,000 to $4,000.
Stokes is out rivaled by prisoner in
one of the County jails of Pennsylvania, who
has been waiting for Governor to sign his
death warrant since 1850.
Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna,
the old Mexican General, is passing miser-
able life, having sunk from opulence to the
most complete poverty.
The New York courts rule that when
man fifty years old, church member, hugs
and kisses maiden of forty, such conduct
may be considered promise of marriage.
- A Missouri clergyman was lately call
ell upon to marry fourteen couples in one day,
and his fees amounted to fifty pounds of
dried apples and due bill for eig ghteen bushels
of buckwheat.
- The sugar crop of Louisiana this year
will probably be an average yield, although
in some districts the canes have not attained
their ordinary growth, owing to the wet wealth
er of the earlier part of the season.
-- Fifty years ago the following adver-
tisement appeared in Cincinnati paper:
"Passengers wanted-a wagon will start for
New York in about two weeks. Five passen-
gers will be accommodated at s25 each."
- The editor of the Huntsville, Missouri,
Herald pops the question in his paper in this
public fashion: "There's certain girl in this
town who can carry our smokehouse keys for
life if she'll only say the word"
-- At a recent meeting of the Warren
Baptist Association in Rhode Island, on the
question of the admission of new church,
open communion III doctrine, the motion pre-.
vailed by decided majority.
- Columbus, Ga, ladies belonging to two
of the largest church congregations in that
city, have resolved to buy no more new dresses
this fall or winter and, should they be com.
PEELED to purchase any, will con6ne them
selves to home manufactures.
At the Texas Republican State Con-
vention, recently held at Dallas, one Judge
McCown introduced himself as follows II
am Judge McCown, the old he bar of the Bra.
zos bottom, the father of twenty-four chill
dren born in lawful wedlock, and the grand
father of forty-six grandchildren"
"A Philadelphia paper says the clothing
depot Of the Frankfort arsenal is now engaged
in making new uniform for the entire stan
ding army of the country, numbering in all
departments about 10000 men. Over 600
operatives, mostly women, are constantly en-.
gagged in this work.
- 1t is said by correspondent of the
New York Times, who seems to know what
he is talking about, that "a plot is forming to
press upon Congress at its next session the is
sue of SlOO,O0O,OOO more of greenbacks, un-
der the idea that we cannot carry on the bus.
iness of the country with the present sum Of
s7OO,O00,O0O."
- This is certainly the age of paper.
There are greenbacks, stamps, paper shirt
bosoms, collars and cuffs, paper slippers and
hats, paper water pipes, well-walls, ship cabin
panels, and even sides of pleasure yachts are
made of this seemingly fragile material. The
latest adaptation of paper, however, is the man.
ufacture of paper pantalettes for the fair sex.
1t is said that President Grant had
about 100000 on deposit in the First National
Bank Of Washington, but on the morning of
the failure tin box was sent from the bank
to the White house. Poor Andy johnson
had about 100000 on deposit in the First Ma
tional Bank, but no tin box was sent to him.
Another distinguished depostor, whose inter-
ests were shametully disregarded, was Sena-
tori. j. Patterson, of South Carolina, who
suffered to the tune Of $4,000.
THE following story is related in con-
nection with the run on the Union Trust
Company in New York. A long line of peo-
pie were waiting to draw their money out of
the institution. An excited individual offer
ed boy representing commercial house $50
for his place in the line, and afterwards in.
creased the bid to 500. The boy, loyal to
his employers, would not sell his place for
the tempting offer. A man ahead of him
however, responded, and said he would sell
his place for 5000. The money was paid him
Immediately, and the place was given up.
As he walked away, he said to friend, 81
had only S100 in that concern, and think
have come out little ahead"
- Troublesome people will not let the
President and his increased salary of $50 1000
alone A Mr.. Willard has found out that
the appropriations for 1874 to the expen-
ses Of the White House are about SIT 1000, in
addition to the $4,000 recently voted. Most
persons think that the President keeps up
the White House. Not at ALL How errone-
Gus such an idea is will be seen from the fol.
lowing appropriations by Congress Furnace
keepers, s720; two policeman, $3.50; one
night watchman, 5000 usher, $1,000; two
door keepers, $4,000; steward, $4,000; mes
senger, 81 200; secretary and clerk, $4,000 :;
contingent expenses, $4,000; annual repairs
White House ,s15, 900; for refurnishing White
House, $4,000; fuel $4,000; green house,
$4,000; grounds, $4,000.
- PostmasterG General Creswell, in his
forthcoming annual report, will renew his re-
commentator of two years for the establish
ment of postofice savings banks throughout
the country in connection with the postofices,
to receive deposits and pay four per cent
interest on them. He proposes to estab-
lish central bureau at Washington, to
which all moneys deposited in the several
banks should be sent, to be invested in gov
ernment securities. 1t is proposed to keep
these separate and distinct from the money
order system. Mr.. Creswell believes that the
establishment of these banks in this country
will be attended with equal success to those
now in operation throughout Great Britain,
where, according to the last report of the
British postofice department, more than
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