Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-12-18
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leans, passengers can travel from one city to
the other without change of cars.
- The money stringency is telling terri
bly, upon the newspapers of the country. The
american Newspaper Reporter contains a list
of seventy-fve suspensions for the week end
ing December 1st.
- Some Manchester, Eng, manufacturers
of spool cotton, were recently arrested for
marking the number of yards on the spools
twenty per cent. greater than the length of
the thread but they entered plea in defence
that the cotton was not manufactured tor
home consumption, but for foreign market.
So they were let off:
- The Patrons of Husbandry, according
to their latest reports, have 1886 oranges,
with 662,725 members. There were 974 of
these oranges organized during November.
The order is said to have received quite an
impetus from the favorable showings the
oranges have made in the autumn elections in
Western States. "Nothing succeeds like sue
cess"
- Senator Sumner is very much exercised
over the ingratitude of some of his colored
admirers in Washington. They serenade
him, he opens his doors free, and then sever
al black sheep in the flock pick up everything
they find lying around loose. He now
mourns the loss of two foot rugs, which were
imported by him, vase and other articles,
which he is using every effort to recover.
- 1t appears from the report of the South
ern Claims Commission that the gross amount
of claims filed is S6O,0OO,0O0, and the aggre-
gate amount passed on S10,000,000; there
remaining $1,000 claims, amounting to $780,
100000, to be adjudicated. The amount
claimed in the whole number of cases now
reported is S4,71S,S91 and the amount al
lowed in settlement of the 1858 approved
claims is s644, 4,365-an average allowance Of
$500 to each claim.
OF all the mushroom cities of the Wes-
tern plains, the history of Pithole City Gan
oil creation) is the strangest. 1t had an $50
900 hotel in its first month in its second dai
ly paper in its third theater, and in its
fourth another hotel, another theater and
an academy of music. In six months it had
seventy-four hotels and saloons in full blast
and population of fifteen thousand. Now
the woodbine holds possession. All the above
mentioned institutions are "shut up," and but
nine families live there.
"A curious story comes across the ocean
of a shapeless bundle of rags found recently
in a tree-top in the South African colony of
balloons which foated out of Paris during the
siege with freight ofletters and dispatches
orders from the Government of National De-
fence to its generals in the field, and messages
of love and cheer, of sorrow and complaint,
from the suffering citizens to their friends
outside. Natal is about five thousand miles
distant from Paris, in southerly direction.
- 1t is reported that the Russian Gov
ernment is constructing submarine war ves-
sci of enormous dimensions. Two thousand
tons of iron have been employed in making
it. 1t is propelled by two powerful air en-
gnes, will be armed with formidable ram,
and will carry all the means of fixing to the
hulls of vessels large cylinders of powder
which it can afterwards explode by electricity
Two glass eyes will enable the crew to find
their way about, and they choose their course
at what depth they please below water.
~ "Dried oysters" having been included
among the articles imported, as published by
the Bureau of Statistics, an inquiry made by
Boston firm as to their origin, has elected from
the chief the following explanation "Dried
oysters are imported into San Francisco chief.
" from China, although few come from
Mexico. They are taken from the shell and
dried in the sun, without the use of any salt
Or chemical preparation, and are imported in
wooden boxes containing hundred pounds
EACH They are consumed mostly by the
Chinese residents on the Pacific coast, only a
small proportion being used by Mexicans."
- A new attempt is being made to trans
port Texas beef in fresh state to the New
York market. This is an object so desirable
that it must be accomplished in time. 1t GER,
tainly will not be abandoned until success is
achieved A new and strong company have
begun operations at Denison, Texas, and sent
through the first train load of one hundred
tons in ten improved refrigerator cars.
Why this project will not be readily aban-
doned is sufficiently explained by the single
statement that the company expected to lay
down beef on the seaboard at one-half present
prices, and yet make money enough. Sever
al other reasons might be urged, but this is
the controlling one-there is money in it.
~ The ages of $50 persons who died in
Shreveport La, of yellow fever, during the
recent epidemic, have been ascertained. The
Shreveport Telegram makes the following
reference to them "Of these 100 died under
ten years of age, 81 were between ten and
twenty, 1856 were between twenty and thirty,
l34 were between thirty and forty, SO were
between forty and fifty, 30 were between fif
ty and sixty, 13 were above sixty. 1t will be
observed that the greatest mortality occurs
between the ages of twenty and thirty years,
and the next greatest from thirty to forty,
the period of life when the human system or
dinarily has most capacity to resist disease"
- Among the matters that will engross
the attention of Congress at the present ses-
sion will be the consideration of constitu-
tiona amendment changing the method Of
electing the President and Vice-President.
A committee of the Senate has had the subject
under consideration during the recess. This
committee, of which Senator Morton is chair
man, are understood as having agreed upon
an amendment to the present system, which
will be submitted to the Senate for consider
alton 1t does away with the Electoral Col
leges by enabling the voter to vote direct tor
the candidate for President or Nice-Pres-
dent whom he prefers. 1t also creates tr-
bunal for the division of disputes which may
arise about the legality of any portion of the
election.
- William NJ. Tweed is reported to be
improving his shining hours by writing his
autobiography. Mr. Tweed has carefully kept
a diary of his life, and he proposes, now that
he occupies felon's cell, to give the world
some startling disclosures. He proposes to