Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-24

men has been formed, to operate on the next
Congress to repeal certain internal revenue
laws nimical to their interests.
- Iowa is the only State of the Union
represented as being entirely free from debt,
and yet it is State that has doubled its pop
ulation in the last ten years, and places it in
the matter of population as number eleven in
the Union, against number twenty in 1860.
- Agricultural laborers are so scarce in
some parts of France that the minister of war
has decided that for the approaching harvest,
all the soldiers who can be spared from their
regiments shall be placed at the disposal of
the agricultursts.
-- Those who imagine that Mormouism is
played out will be surprised to learn that
nearly thousand immigrants Of that persua-
sion landed at Castle Garden recently On their
way to the prophets paradise. They are
mostly Scandinavians, though there is quite a
sprinkling of English among them.
- The romantic sentiment which leads
people to have the marriage ceremony per-
formed in theatres and on the tops Of noun
tains has reached the last degree of absurdity.
The sum of twenty-five dollars has just been
paid by high-minded couple in Iowa for the
precious privilege of being married in circus
ring, the clown and the "Wild Horse of the
Pampas" being temporarily extinguished for
that purpose.
Ex-President Andrew johnson was at
tackled by the cholera during its recent visit
to Greenville, Tennessee. After fierce
struggle with the disease he rallied and got
better, but afterwards took relapse and came
near dying. His physician was Immediately
sent for, and watched at his bedside for one
whole night, never leaving him for moment,
and finally succeeded in enabling him to pass
the crisis. 1t is said of Mr.. johnson that while
he was at home he did all he could to admin
lister to the wants of the sick and dying. He
thinks of returning to Washington to live.
- At an anti-monopoly convention, held
at Des Mones, Iowa, on the 18th instant
full county ticket was nominated, and dele
gates we're elected to State convention.
Resolutions were passed declaring that no
support will be given to any man for office
who is not in full sympathy with the produ.
GERS and manufacturers, and opposed to mon
opol;es also declaring that the doctrine Of
vested rights of railroad corporations, which
exempts them from Legislative control, has
no place in the Jurisprudence of a free people;
demanding reform in the matter of salaries
of public officers; denouncing the back-pay
salary grab and the President for singing the
law; demanding political reform, and strict
economy in State and county affairs.
- The postal card manufacturers at
Springfield are now shipping between 100000
and 100000 postal cards daily, and will soon
increase the number to 100000. There is
an ample supply of paper on hand to turn
out 1,l25,000 daily, and they are of better
quality than formerly. The estimate of the
Postmaster-G General was that 100000, ,0O0cards
would be purchased this year. Up to this
time, less than three months since they were
issued, over 50,000,000 have been ordered,
and the probabilities are that the consump-
tion this year will double the estimate Thus
far, none of the small towns in the country
have been supplied, it being as much as the
department could do to satisfy the demands
of the large cities.
- There is considerable increase in the
cultivation of cotton in California this year
compared with last, induced by the success of
former experiments in the cultivation of
this staple. One of the advantages of cotton
culture in California is, it gives employment
to large number of men in the spring and
fall season, when they cannot get work in the
grain fields, the crop being "laid by" before
harvest commences, and ready to gather in
September and October between the close of
the harvest season and the beginning of the fall
rains. Since the experiment was first tried
in Mercer county there has been no failure
of the crop, the trial on the Mariposa Creek
plains last year proving eminently successful,
paying the farmers, who introduced it there,
so large profit that they have this year plant
ed six hundred acres, an increase of FIVE
hundred acres on last years planting.
-- The Charlotte Southern Home states
that DR.. Chisolm, formerly of Charleston, who
is now in Baltimore, has been very successful
in operations upon the eyes of persons from
Mecklenburg county. The Home gives the
following list of cures that have been effected
by DR.. Chisolm: The first restored to sight
was r. R. King, Esq, who speaks in the
highest terms Of the skill and kindness of DR..
G.. Our county commissioners sent on
Mr. Christenbury, blind pauper, who was
charge to the county. DR.. G. operated gra-
;utiously upon him, and he is now able to
support himself by farm work. We saw on
Friday Mr.. Green Rea, who has recently re-
turned from Baltimore. Mr.. Rea had been
blind for nineteen years. He can now see to
90 about and read large print and his sight
is improving every day. This restoration is
the more remarkable, as Mr.. Rea is over
seventy years old.
-- The St Louis Christian Advocate says: !:
During the late visit of the Hon. Jefferson
Davis to this city, while he was being called
on by crowds of respectable citizens, and re-
ceving manifestations of respect from hum
dreds Of the most prominent and worthy ladies
and gentleman of the city, there occurred a
little episode of very pleasing character.
One night, during his stay at the Planters
House, he was serenaded by some colored peo-
pie who were formerly his slaves. After their
dulcet strains had ceased, Mr.. Davis called
them into his room, where, after cordial greet
ings on both sides and little chat about old
times, he made each handsome present. At
another time during his stay he was called on
by an old aunty' who had been the nurse of
his eldest child. The affection that the ex-
slaves manifested for their former master and
the interest which he manifested for them and
their future welfare, were really affecting"
"A Washington letter says: "Owing to
the rapid growth of the order of the Patrons
of Husbandry, the headUuarters of the Nation