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


from the balloon. Very narrow escape all
round The balloon was afterwards found
near Canaan. GEO. ASHTON LUNT.
Communicated
THE ORANGES.
On Saturday, the 18th instant, Col. W. B.
Wilson, will deliver, in the Court House,
public address on the general subject of Ag-
rculture After this speech, it is understood
that Major Julius Mills, of Chester, will ad-
dress those present on the subject of the
Oranges. In this the farmers are especially
interested. We are convinced that it would
be to the advantage Of all those who are en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits, to lay aside
their work for one day and come to York
vile and learn all they can about this thing.
The oranges will soon tell what will be the
result of combination. We believe that every
man who expects to keep up with the times,
ought to know what is their object. Already,
in many sections, the oranges are power
felt and respected. No organization in the
history Of civilization has grown and spread
like it. II we have to say about the oranges
at present is: Let the farmers of York coun-
ty come to Yorkville on Saturday, the 18th
instant, and learn for themselves. If they
think it is good thing let them 60 into it; ;if
they think otherwise let them keep out of it.
Correspondence of the YorkviIle Enquirer.
LETTER FROM MISSISSIPPI.
MERIDIAN, MISS, October 9, 1873.
This is the third letter l have written the
ENQUIRER from the unhappy State of Missis.
sippi, and 1 think with this you will have to
get along awhile without Mississippi CORES
pondence.
For a week or two, people from Mobile and
the country along the coast have been gallop-
ing through here on their way to the interior
of Alabama, where it is supposed yellow jack
will not come. But as the monster has al
ready appeared at Montgomery, and at several
towns along the line of the roads leading
south and west from there, don't know
where the terrified people from the coast will
90 next. The disease is steadily on the in
crease in Mobile, if we may believe the re-
fugees, and steadily on the decrease if we may
believe the newspapers.
There has been more or less "yellow jack"
at Pensacola and in the low country all sum-
mer, but it is only within the past two weeks
that it began to crawl over toward Mobile
and up the railroad to Montgomery. The city
authorities rigidly quarantined the place
week or more ago. Last week there were
three cases, and that was enough to set the
community wild. They crowded the Louis
Vile road to its capacity, scattering out
through northern Alabama and Tennessee.
Montgomery has, on previous occasions, in its
history, been afflicted with yellow fever, so
that at the appearance of the dreadful disease
panic is to be expected.
Rumor says that there is genuine yellow fe-
vef at Vicksburg, but the papers call it by
some other name, I forget what; but some.
thing about as bad as yellow jack, although
less dreaded. There is something in the very
name of yellow fever that makes people ner-
vous, whereas if the doctors can convince
them that the disease is not that disease but
another one, they will not fly from it any
more than from rheumatism or consumption.
There is said to he few cases of the fever at
Jackson, but where it is not we'll developed
by this time, it will hardly amount to all cpl
demic.
The season just past has been sickly and
disastrous one for Mississippi generally, if we
may believe the current gossip. [ hear nothing
but notes of complaint and lamentation from
Mississippians. They say that crops are poor,
that money is scarce, that the niggers won't
work and that cholera, small pox and yellow
fever have each took turn in scourging the
State.
think the Mississippians are fully as blue
as there is any reason for being. They have
much cause for complaint no doubt, but not
more than citizens of other southern States.
BOMBsHELL.
Acting Governor Powers has issued proc.
lamation declaring that this is not the year
for an election, but that it must be put off
until next fall. It seems there is discrep-
ancy between the constitution and statutes as
to when the regular election shall be held.
The whole thing is in snarl and wrangle,
and beautifully exempli6es the ignorance Of
the lawmakers.
The Radicals are furious in their denuncia-
ton of Powers, which makes family quar-
rel, as he is as large Radical as any of them.
Meanwhile, Alcorn and Ames 60 ahead
with the canvass, pounding each other over
the head like two old campaigners. What
will be the result do not know, and 1 know
few people who say they don't care.
MEMO.