Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-11-27
Straps and facts.

- Lent'S New OrS Circus dlSbanded at
Atlanta last week. The employees attached
the wagons, stock and animals for their back
pay.
1t is reported that the lessees of the
Georgia State Road contemplate surrendering
their lease The business Of the road is said
to have fallen off one-half.
- Hon. D. w. VOORHEES,, of Indiana, has
announced his intention to retire from politics,
saying that on the new questions to arise new
men will be needed
"A modern Sarah, living in Ritchie
county, Va, aged eighty-three years, recently
presented her husband, aged seventy
with an infant son.
- Grand Master John NJ. Prince of the
Masonic order of Kansas, decided ''that
Master Mason who keeps dram shop should
be suspended or expelled, and a saloon keeper
is not suitable person for degrees"
-- Nearly two million more postage-stamps
are said to have been issued to postmasters
during the month of October, than during any
previous month in the history of the post
office department.
- The Northern mills recently closed are
not resuming as expected, the low price in
goods rendering such step inadvisab BILE. No
resumption can be looked for until there is
decided improvement in the market.
- The Philadelphia Ledger deplores the
over-statements of the financial manufacturing
troubles which have gone forth from the
various districts of Pennsylvania. 1t consid-
ers the pictures of distress among the laboring
classes there altogether too highly colored.
- Our yearly supply ofgold, at the date of
discovery of the precious metals in California
was about s3,OO0,OO0. 1t sprang up at once
to s25,OO0O00, running up to its maximum
figure in 1858 of s6S, 100000. For the last
seven or eight years it has averaged not far
from s6OOOO,00O.
- The Georgia papers published card
from the Hon. J. P. Benjamin, the great
American lawyer in London, stating that the
story about the twelve million dollars estate
coming to Mrs. Camybell and Mrs. Chambers,
is an absurd fable from beginning to end.
Those ladies' Mn Benjamin says, have been
duped by swindler, who has imposed upon
their credulity.
"A good mother was trying to explain
to young hopeful in town, the other day,
about fighting against the devil. After telling
the little fellow who the devil was, and how
hard he was to successfully resist, he turned
around and said: Mamma, I'd be scared of
the old devil, but if was to come across one of
his little devils, I'd knock the stufing out of
him."
- From the report of the Commissioner of
internal revenue, just completed, it appears
that the receipts of the Government from this
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one hundred and fourteen millions, exclusive
of direct tax on lands and duty on capital
circulation and deposits in National banks.
The revenue from whisky alone is seventy
two millions. More than sixty-eight and a
quarter million of gallons were produced.
The tax on tobacco was about nine millions.
The returns of the recent election in
New York show that for secretary of State,
the leading office on the ticket Willers, Dem
ocrat, has received 1868 majority over Thay-
err, Republican. One Republican is elected,
Hopkins, the candidate for comptroller, who
had the benefit of the Liberal Republican
nomination, and gets 4,446 majority. The
returns look very much as if the Liberal Re-
publicans, although small party, really held
the balance of power at the recent New ork
election.
- The New York papers report quite
revival of every branch Of business on Satur-
day last. There was an improvement in pro-
duce of all kinds, the important article of
cotton included. and in groceries. There was
a better demand for tobacco, and among the
metals there was better feeling There was
also rise in gold, which is not bad sign.
Flour was from fifteen to twenty cents per
barrel better. Wheat three to four cents bet
ter. Sugars were advanced fraction by the
Cuban excitement. In short there was deci-
dedly more life in trade and far better faith
in the near future.
"A Washington telegram says: "There
is at present no disposition on the part of
the President or the secretary of the
treasury to recommed to Congress any in
fation of currency. The popular sentiment
of the West is, however, manifestly in favor
of expansion, and the representatives in Con-
gress from that section are pretty much of the
same line of thinking. Several members of
Congress have already determined to intro
duce bills with this object in view, and it is
thought that the House will at an early peri
cd of the session pass some measure of imitation.
Influential senators express this opinion, but
say at the same time that they do not believe
that the Senate will act favorably upon it."
- Santiago de Cuba, city whose name
will henceforth be heard with shudder, was
formerly the capital of Cuba. 1t is a mari
time city, and in 1858 contained a population of
24,253. 1t is the second city in size on the is
land, and is situated on the Santiago River, six
miles from its mouth, on the south coast. 1t is
we'll built, with wide streets, and houses chiefly
of stone The principle buildings are the CO.
thedral, several other churches, college and
numerous converts and schools. Its port is
four miles in length, is we'll sheltered, is de-
Tended by several forts, and is deep enough
for ships of the line. 1t is romantically sit
uated, being hemmed in by mountains, but
the climate is said to be very unhealthy.
- Statistics in regard to the population
and resources of Cuba are now in order. The
total population of the island is somewhat
less than million and half. Of these up
wards of seven hundred thousand, or pretty
nearly half, are of pure European stock, of
whom one.sixth only is composed ofSpaniards
from Europe. The slaves amount in all to
three hundred and seventy thousand, or less
than fourth of the whole population. The
remainder consists Of free persons of color
and comparatively small number of coolies
and Chinese. More than half the labor of the
island is that of free white men. Misgovern-
ed and oppressed as it has been, the wonder
full wealth of Cuba is illustrated by the fact
that the average yearly total of the import
and export trade is estimated at one hundred
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