Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-10-09

The Nashville Banner states that ex-
President Johnson's loss by the failure of the
First National Bank in Washington leaves
him almost penniless.
To cure ear ache, put little black
pepper in some cotton, dip it in sweet oil and
insert it in the ear. This is one of the quick
est remedies known.
"A Memphis woman, who didn't want
to mix with common folks, hired steamboat
at an expense Of $500 to take her to pic
mic and return, and no one but herself and
the crew was allowed to 60 on the boat.
~ Mrs. Ham, of Canterbury, Mass, who
was rendered speechless by shock Of light
ming in July, 1872, has had her voice restored
by the birth of child. This is new way
to cure a ham.
- Nebraska's laws impose fines for pro-
fame swearing done by "any person of the
age of fourteen and upwards" Children un-
der fourteen may blaspheme gratuitously, as
before.
- The New York Tribune, in spirit of
kindly feeling, advises the people of the South
to stop the stealing that is going on. If the
people of the North will keep their carpet
baggcrs at home, the stealing in the South
will soon stop.
- Tie continued heavy rains have dam
aged the cotton crop throughout the entire
lower Rio Grande valley, in Texas. Worms
have appeared on number of plantations,
doing mnch damage. The lowlands are cov-
cred with several inches of water, stopping the
work of gathering the crop.
- Tuesday, October IA, elections will be
held in the States of Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Iowa. Pennsylvania will choose a State
Treasurer and Supreme Court Judge;
Ohio Governor and other State officers,
and Iowa a Governor, other State officers
and Legislature In Iowa the issue is dis
tincty made between the farmers candidate
and the regular Republicans.
"A Polish lady of rank, twenty-seven
years of age, and "a perfect Juno in beauty"
was recently sentenced to long term of i'm
prisonment in Berlin, for indulging in certain
acts of theft. While the prosecution was in
progress she inherited fortune Of 100000
roubes, and her advocate now moved the
court for her release, in consideration of q
heavy BAIL The court, however, refused to
accede to the request.
-- Apart from the direct effects of the New
York panic upon the financial institutions
of other cities, there are some curious conse-
quences of an indirect nature. The matri-
monial market is reported duller than usual,
and there is less travel on the various railroad
and steam boat lines At the New York post
office it is stated that the sale of postage
stamps has fallen off upward of $4,000 day
since the commencement of the panic, the
usual sales being $4,000 day, while they
are now $4,000.
- Extract from Virginian's will : 81
will to my nephew, James Madison M,
everything may have after my just debts
are paid, with condition that after [ am bu-
ried he is to have marble head and foot
stone put to my grave, to be seven feet long
and four inches thick 7 want the following
inscription cut on both ends Of each slab :
"Henry M, born December Is, 1905;
died. He was great turkey hunter,
and tolerably good fiddler. He desired the
above to be placed on this slab. Peace be to
his ashes"
"A fatal balloon accident occurred at Wa
pello, Iowa, on 25th ultimo, to j. W. Bailey,
a professional aeronaut. The balloon was in
fated with hot air, and left the ground with
Bailey hanging by his hands to horizontal
bar beneath. Just as it started it took fire
near the mouth, and Bailey did not apparent
ly notice the fire until he was too high to let
90 with safety, but held on until he reached
an altitude of twelve hundred or fifteen hun
dred feet. when the canvas that held the
hoop from which he was suspended burned
away and he fell, reaching the earth quar-
ter of mile from the point Of starting. His
body was frightfully mangled, and his legs
were driven into the hard ground up to his
knees.
- An impromtu wedding recently occur
red in Missouri, the details of which show a
commendable desire on the part of the bride
and bridegroom to get on in the world, if
there is not that strict observance of the con-
ventionalities which are usually regarded as
so essential to wedding ceremony. The
betrothed couple chanced to be guests at
a birthday party. Recorder Theis was also
present. and as soon as he saw the young cou-
pie come in. with an eye to business, he sug-
gested that if any body was present who
wished to be married he was at their SER
vice. The young couple at once took the
hint. The young man was willing, but the
maiden was backward and would not con-
sent. The recorder then resorted to a little
diplomacy, and offered to give handsome
cook stove to any couple that he should mar
ry that night. The proposition delighted the
company, and others began offering presents.
One promised nice bureau, another spring
mattress, another rocking chair, another a
breakfast set, another some bronzes, another
a clock, and so on until the presents amoun-
ted in value to a handsome sum, the young
couple meanwhile blushing and hardly know
ing what to say or do Several friends of
the young lady got around her, and told her
she would not again have such a favorable
opportunity to make start in the world, and
just as the party was breaking up she repen-
ted, and the wedding was had forthwith.
The company stood still, in hats and bonnets,
while the recorder, in solemn and impressive
manner, pronounced the happy couple man
and wife, to the instense delight and satisfac-
tion of all present
- Passengers on a Shreveport steamer,
which reached, New Orleans on the 18th, des.
cribe the pestilence and destititution in that
town as frightful beyond all telegraphed re-
ports. Fully one-half of the 5000 or 5000
inhabitants had fled in every direction, many
of them only to die on reaching place of ap-
parent refuge. The sickness was the Mexican
vomito, and had been brought to the town
by the transatlantic Circus, strolling COM
pany from Vera Cruz, which had travelled
along the line of the Texas Pacific Rail-
way, and had left the seeds of the contagion
along their route. Two other causes, in the