Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-06-05
Straps aud fafts.

June
-Ex. Governor Wise, of Virginia, has
declined to run for Governor of that State on
either the Republican or Conservative ticket.
- The horse malady has reappeared in
the cities of New York and Brooklyn, and it
is feared that the disease will again become
general.
--T The treasury department has decided to
Immediately reduce the outstanding legal ten
der circulation to two hundred and 6fty-six
million dollars, being the amount authorized
by law.
- Two babies were recently sent by ex-
press from Portland, Oregon, to Kalama,
Wyoming Their mother had died up in the
valley, and the father wished them sent to his
friends, but could not 60 himselfto take them.
-Ag girl oftwelve years and a boy of four
teen are about to be married in Galveston.
The bridegroom must 60 to school one year
yet, and the bride three years, under the COM
pulsory education law of Texas.
- The Lynchburg, Va, Press says the
amount of tobacco now coming to that mar
ket is almost fabulous At no period since
the war has so large an amount been brought
to the city for sale, and Notwithstanding the
enormous quantities offered, prices are we'll
maintained.
The Marion, Ala, Commonwealth says: 4:
Judged by the rule that he is successful
agriculturist who knows how to make two
blades of grass grow where one grew before
the negroes are the finest farmers in the world,
for under their skillful culture it is no uncom-
mon thing to see dozen blades grow where
one grew before"
The minority principle, or cumulative
voting, as it is otherwise termed, in judicial
elections has been incorporated in provision
of the Constitution by the Pennsylvania Con-
sttutional Convention, by a vote of forty-two
to thirty-seven. The object of this provision
is to enable a minority to elect portion of
the judges.
- The showmcn of Vicksburg, Mississippi,
undertook to exclude the colored citizens from
their exhibitions by issuing cards of invita-
ton, upon which was the number of the seat
they would be entitled to, and instructions as
to what would be expected from them in the
way of pay for the privilege. 1t wouldn't
work, however, as it was decided that any one
rendering the money for seat was entitled to
the same.
"Mr. Speaker" exclaimed member of
the Arkansas Legislature, tiny colleague
taunts me with desire for fame I scorn the
imputation, sir. Fame, sir! What is fame
1t is shaved pig with creased tail, which
slips through the hands of thousands, and
then is accidentally caught by some fellow
that happens to hold on to it. l let this
creased tailed quadruped 60 by me without
an effort to clutch it, sir"
The people of California having be-
come tired of Chinese immigration, are taking
practical steps for its suppression. Hereafter
Chinese sentenced to the county Jail of San
Francisco are to be deprived of their pig-tails,
and tax of S15 quarter will be levied on
Chinese laundrymen. The removal of dead
bodies to China will also be prohibited. AL
ready have representatives of Chinese COM
panies telegraphed to Hong Kong advising
Cinnamon not to come to California.
- In the States of Connecticut Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylva-
MIA and Rhode Island, the Irish population
outnumbers the Germans The aggregate
population of the former is 1,169,624, and of
the latter 557, ,765. In Illinois, Indiana, Ma
ryland, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin, the
Germans number 7S7 ,692 and the Irish $685.
626. There is a greater fecundty among the
German-Americans. There is greater pre-
ponderance Of Germans in the agricultural
States, where many Of them are rapidly be-
coming wealthy land-holders.
- Official information received at the War
Department from General Custar, at Fort
Randall, Dakota Territory, indicates that there
is every prospect of extensive Indian hostili-
ties. The young Indian warriors are leaving
the reservations and joining the hostile Sioux
on the Upper Missouri, who are expected to
bring 5000 warriors into the field. An at
tack has been made on one of the forts on the
Northern Pacific Railroad, and the situation
is deemed critical. Itis,supposed that an ad-
dtional number of troops will be ordered to
the locality where the conflict is anticipated.
- The Albany Law Journal says: "Hu-
man nature cannot help waxing liberal where
the expense Of getting married is concerned.
Some men rush into all sorts of extravagances.
A Massachusetts bridegroom is receiving COM
plimentary notices from the press for the hand
some style in which he treated the minister
GLOW much am I to pay for tying this knott"
he enquired, in tone that betrayed no dispo-
sition to shirk any lawful responsibility. 90,
| don't know. The law allows US dollar and
twenty-five cents" "It does Well, here is
seventy-fve more that makes two dollars for
you, l feel jes' like giving little somethin'
extra"
- A Swede, whose real name is unknown,
but who, under the alias of John r. johnson,
woS recantlv trod conviotod ond eontopood to
be hanged for the murder of his landlady,
Mrs. Hess, in Meriden, Conn.,, does not care
to have another trial, though his counsel have
succeeded in securing one for him. He is an
educated and intelligent man, and formerly,
according to his own statement, was lieuten-
ant in the Swedish army. He believes that
a second trial would be of no use to him he
had rather die than 60 to prison for life, and
utterly objects to entering the plea of insanity,
as, though extremely nervous, he does not be-
lieve himself to be insane. He has evidently
"lost his grip" on life.
+ From reliable data it is ascertained that
the total amount of cotton seized by the civil
and military officers of the United States,
coming under the head of captured and aban-
doned property, was 10000 bales. Of this
10000 bales we're released and balance sold,
gross proceeds being S43,000,000. Of this
the secretary of the treasury refunded claim
ants s6,OOO,0OO, expenses s9,OOO,OOO, miscel-
aneous 100000, leaving as net proceeds
s260OO,000 Suit has been brought in the
Court of Claims for $4,000 bales, of which
there have been rejected or dismissed claims
for 25, 900 bales. This leaves as yet unclaim-
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