Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-10
NEXT YEAR.

The evils of the present moment are gener.
ally so many and so great, that with most of
the human family there is neither time nor
inclination to look forward into the future.
On the general pricipal, however, that stitch
in time saves nine, many of the evils Of life
might be avoided by timely precaution. Com
ing events generally cast their shadows before
them and if we would only wisely discern the
signs of the times, many serious ills might be
escaped.
Guided by the experience of the past, and
reasoning from cause to effect, we can form
tolerably correct idea of what will be the con-
dtion of things next year. Corn will be, if
not scarce, not abundant. The wheat crop Of
the present season was light, and the yield
from the growing corn crop will not be heavy.
A very large amount of the crop on the low
lands has been badly injured by the wet, and
still larger amount, on both high and low
lands, has been more serious y injured for the
want of proper cultivation. An exceedingly
large amount of cotton was planted, and such
was the character of the spring and early
summer, that the grass took full possession of
many acres of cotton and whole fields of corn.
We cannot safely calculate on a heavy crop
either of corn or cotton. We will feel this
next year.
There arc other things which should be ta-
ken into consideration, when making our cal
culation for next year. We will be annoyed
on the right and on the left, by night and by
day, by the periodical return of the State and
county elections. The State will be overrun
by aspirants for Office. There will be caucus
meetings, political barbecues and picnics, and
any quantity of mean whisky drunk, and fiery
speeches made. Judging from the past there
will be plenty Of time for electoneering and
enlightening the people with regard to their
sacred rights, and the manner in which they
should exercise them, and very little time to
work. We may safely calculate on all this,
and much more.
We suggest that it would be wise in our
people generally, in view of all these proba-
bilities, to make preparation for storm. If
the storm does not come, no harm will be
done; and should it come, we will be prepared
for it. A wise man always covers his house
in dry day We would suggest that pre-
paration be made for sowing down large
amount of land in small grain, and that the
cotton farms be greatly reduced. This ought,
we honestly believe, to be done, in any event.
Our farmers have been speculating in cotton
for the last five or six years, and there is
abundant evidence that it has been attended
with much annoyance and no great deal of
permanent gain. BY an early anticipation
of approaching calamities, they may be either
entirely warded off or their force broken.
Every year labor in this county is becom-
ing scarcer. This is fact no matter how it
may be accounted for. 1t surely is wise in
all our land-hoders to make all their future
calculations with full knowledge of this fact.
Labor will, in all human probability, be
scarcer next year than it has been any time
within the past ten years. 1t will be too late
next April to make arrangements to meet
this emergency. 1t will be too late even next
January. Preparation should be made be-
tween the present time and the first of No.
vember.
-AtOwingsville, Ky, on Thursday last,
VIM. A. Satter6ed was placed on trial for
burning that place in April last. While one
Hayden was testifying in regard to being EN-
ployed by Satterfcd to burn he place, Satter-
field and his friends rushed toward him, with
revolvers drawn, when several determined cit
liens interfered and avoided collision. The
court then adjourned till Friday, when Sat
terfcld and his friends rushed in with two
double -barreed shot-guns and revolvers, and
were met by Mr.. Hoon, the jailor, and other
citizens. Hoon fired at Satter6eld, killing
hin instantly whom tho rest of the marty fled,