Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-09-04

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Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM WESTERN NEW YORK.
BUFFALO, August %, 1873.
THE RACES
Well, the races are over, and the twenty
thousand people who came to witness the per-
formances of horse-hesh have gone home,
many of them wiser and poorer men. About
half million dollars is said to have changed
hands in the way of bets. As to the amount
that changed hands by reason Of bankrupts
having to borrow enough to get home, we have
no reliable statistics. did not 60 out to the
races myself, and don't know anything about
who won or who lost, and care less; but hear
of one horse who walked off with purse Of
ten thousand dollars. I also hear Of five
sports who lost eight thousand dollars at the
Mansion House. But they did not lose it on
horses-quite the contrary; a burglar entered
their room, took the money, and retired to the
country. 1t is supposed he enjoyed the races
very much.
THE CHOLERA.
The people of Buffalo are scared about the
cholera. They are cleaning the streets and
sprinkling lime in the back alleys. This is
all very we'll, but far worse disease than
cholera stalketh among them at MONDAY, ta-
king its hundreds every year; yet, this scourge
awakens no attention. Consumption, dread
destroyer Of the race, disease which paints
the cheek of death with the hue of life, is con-
tinually and fatally at work among the peo-
pie of the lake shore country. 1t carries off
five hundred where the cholera takes one, yet
one case of cholera will throw whole COM
munity into frenzy of excitement. Perhaps
it is because of the suddenness, taking the vic
tim off before he has time to arrange his af.
fairs in this world or prepare for the next.
We all shrink from sudden death, prefering
that which draws its slow length through
brittle thread in few brief hours.
RAILROADS.
This is an age OF steam, and New York is
becoming a net work of railroads. New lines
are being built in all directions, and the de-
mand for laborers is such that two dollars
and two dollars and half day are paid. A
man and his team earns four dollars and
half day. There is no need of a man being
out of employment here if he wants to work.
The New York Central Railroad, reaching
from here to New York, is putting down four
steel rail tracks; double track for passenger
trains and double track for freight. This is
magnificent road, their fast trains making
forty miles an hour.
hear much complaint here in the North
about scarcity of money. You of the South
are not the only sufferers in this particular.
Just now every section of the country seems
to labor under financial distress. Money here
commands higher rate than ever before
since the war. Business men think they
smell crisis ahead. Let it come. l think
good old fashioned crisis is what we need.
Like a violent storm it would have a purify
ing effect.
BACK PAY.
The hard times and heavy taxes haves~ led
the dimensions of the uproar against Congress
for stealing two millions of dollars from the
Treasury. 1t looks now as if none of the poor
Congressional devils could live down the un-
popularity they have created for themselves.
Let them 60. Not one of the scamps who
partook of the steal deserve ever to be put into
office again. If they are put anywhere it
should be into the penitentiary where they be-
long.
So far as I have observed, not a paper in
New York upholds the steal. The thieves are
left without support. The way of the trans
gressor is hard, especially a transgressor who
steals FIVE thousand dollars in lump.
SAD CONDUCT OF WICKED YOUNG MAN.
From an adjoining county 1 hear little
story, which is probably not true. A rural
congregation sent to the city for an eminent
minister to address them. He came, and, of
course, collection was taken up. The min
lister not being acquainted in those parts, des-
gnated meek looking young man who set
near the pulpit to take up a collection. The
young man cheerfully complied. He had a
plug hat. This plug hat he passed around
until it was full. He then thrust it under his
arm, and ran out of the church like lightning.
He was evidently trying to be Congressman
on small SCALE The preacher looked very
solemn and said eff that young man has run
off with that money he will be damned" An
old Deacon who was watching the flying young
man from the window excitedly replied,
"Well, Parson, if he aint run away I'll be
damned"
COOL WEATHER.
So far this has been a cool month. The
mercury to-day marks but 81. A cool breeze
blows from the lake. We have had much
;, rooro IN fact than IS pood for the farm