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THK YoRKVfLhE EMQUfRER

He shakes his fist at the reporters gallery, and
in.mates that they ought all to be expelled
by Congress. Even the thick hide of this
brazen old back pay thief has been penetra-
ted at last, and he fairly foams at the mouth
and dances around with rage.
The truth is, the press has found out ut last
that Ben. Butler is one of the meanest and
most dangerous men in public life, and they
are, without regard to party, telling the people
so. 1t is to the disgrace Of Massachusetts that
she allows him to represent her in Congress.
The people of the district he represents could
certainly send a better man. At least it
would be difficult job to find meaner one.
THE NEXT SENATE.
In looking over the Congressional Directo-
ry, find that there are senatorial elections in
twenty-five States this winter and next. This
will make radical change in the political
complexion of the Senate. The large admin
istration majority will be cut down. In the
States of Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee
and Wisconsin, the Democrats will elect men of
their own party to take the places Of Lewis,
Boreman, Brownlow, Carpenter, all radicals.
This alone will make change of eight votes
in the Senate. In no State will the Demo
Gratis lose IL Senator, and in about half doz-
ell they will gain. The election in Virginia
takes place within three weeks
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Elections for Congressman take place in all
the States next fall. There will be such a
change in the personnel of Congress as has not
been known since the foundation of the gov
ernment. OF the near three hundred mem-
bers it is not likely q hundred will be return.
ed. They will die at the polls of Credit Mo-
bilier and salary grab. An idea of this sort
seems to pervade the minds Of Congressman,
and the most of them are doing all they can
to have good bank account ahead when
they retire to private life.
THE LOBBY.
There is a strong lobby here this winter
trying to put through various money getting
schemes. About three hundred millions Of
dollars is asked for in one shape and another.
The Northern Pacific Railroad wants its
bonds endorsed. The Southern Puci6c wants
the same thing. The james River canal COM
pany want to sell out to the government. The
Erie canal is after eight millions "to begin
with" and no telling how much to end with.
But have not space to enumerate all the
grab schemes at the door Of the treasury.
This is an era of fierce speculation, an era,
indeed that reminds US of the time in Eng
land, spoken of by John Bright, when every
body went into everything and came out with
nothing. MEMO.
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CLUBS..lS74.

Our subscription list for the new volume of
the ENQUIRER ii rapidly filling, for which
our Acknowledgements are hereby rendered,
not only to our I'D readers, but to a goodly
number of new subscribers, whose names have
been entered on ,ur books within the past few
weeks. For the information of persons de.
string to subscribe in clubs, we publish the
names of the following club-makers in this
county, by either Of whom names will be
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-08
GIN HOUSE BURNT.

We learn that Mr.. Alexander G.. Sutton,
who resides near Fort Mills, in this county,
had the misfortune to lose his gin house and
its entire contents by fire on the Saturday be-
fore Christmas. In the house were seven
bales of cotton, a large quantity of cotton
seed, a number of grain cradles, the gin and
machinery, and number of other articles
which were stored in the building The fire
originated from friction. Mr. Sutton esti-
mates his loss at about $1,000
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-08

nEA murder was committed Goshen
Hill, Union county, on Monday of asst week,
by James Kitchen, white, upon colored
man, name unknown. Whisky cared it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-08
SAD OCCURRENCE.

Thomas Barnet, aged about twenty-five
years, son of A. H. Barnett, residing near
Bethel, in this county. was accidentally shot
on Friday last. On. thatday he was tending a
saw-mill near the house, and had with him
his gun for the purpose of shooting ducks.
No persons was present at the time of the &C.
cident; but from his position when discovered,
the supposition is. that on quitting the mill
and starting to the house to answer a sum-
mons of his sister,in his haste, he seized bis
gun by the muzzleand in drawing it toward
him from the pileof boards on which it was
lying, the hammer of the lock caught against
the projecting enc of a stick, which raised it
so as to fall with sufficient force to explode
the cap. The cortents of the gun were dis
charged in the right breast of the unfortunate
man, and death must have been almost in
stantaneOus.
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FREAK OF A PIG.

A few days ago, perambuating sewing
machine agent, on his way to Yorkville, pass.
ing the residence Of Mr.. Hambright, fifteen
miles west oftown, attracted the attention of
a pig on the premises, and despite all efforts
to preventit, the porkling followed his wagon,
keeping with it until they arrived in town,
when the pig took up its abode under the
wagon, making itself comfortable and appa-
rently feeling perfectly at home. There is no
insinuation here that an affinity exists be-
tween the worthy young agent and the por.
cine family, which fact only renders the freak
of the pig more inexplicable. The errant
shote was reclaimed by its owner day or two
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-08
THE YORKvILLE FEMALE COLLEGE

This property, which was advertised for sale
at public auction on Monday last, was not
disposed of, inasmuch as arrangements have
been in progress for the past few days, look
ing to its reorganization under the manage
ment Of a stock company. The arrangements
have progressed so far as to afford promise
of the opening of the College for the Spring
session upon substantial basis, and with
fair prospect of material success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-08
METHODIST PASTOR.

Rev. D. D. Dantzler, the newly-appointed
pastor of the Methodist congregation at this
place, arrived here on Saturday evening last,
and has entered upon his pastorate duties.
He will deliver his initial sermon next Sun
day.
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NJ w. Mendennall, Maj. Myles Smith,
w. R. Davis, j. G. Patrick,
A. F. Lindsay, Maj. A. A. Mckenzie.
T. L. Clinton, Rev. j. S, Bailey,
John T.. Grist, j. D. Wylie,
w. j. Stephenson, j. H. Hood,
S. D. Simrill, J. I. Faris,
John L. Miller Rev. J. G. Burge.
The names cf other club-makers will be
published as thty may be reported.
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS. .
On Thursdayla last, the Jury Commissioners
drew the following grand jurors for the cur-
rent year, and the petit jurors for the next
term of the Circuit Court for York county:
GRAND JURORS Whhes-J. G. II. Duff,
j. A. NJ. L. Stewart, Thos. w. Neal, Samuel
Blair, sr., A. W. Hicklin, S. D. Carothers,
VIM. G. Hicklin, John D. Cornwell, S. L.
McCarter, John o. Crawford, w. N. Jackson.
GENERALIZATION Parker, Perry Gill, Isom
Dunlap, Elias Mcconnell, Thomas Geteroy,
Jerry Adams, Edmond Lindsay.
PETIT JURoRs.-W Whites-A. F. Love, A.
F. Fewell, James Dillingham;, w. F. Dye, R.
Z. Adams A. c. Biggers, VIM. H. Nichol-
son, Henry Duncan, George W. Flanagan,
N. G. Bradford, Jas. A. Wallace, James H.
Dickson, W. L. McClelland, Robert Cairnes,
w. A. Burns, A. B. Springs, T. K. Mickle,
James Kimbrell, R. L. Hope.
CoLored-John Moore, sr., Lawson Hen
derson, Henry Crawford, Meek McElwee,
Anderson Miller, Jerry Darwin, Green
Adams, Geo. Black, Thos. johnson, Travis
Gist, Bristow Davidson, John H. Ellis, Isaac
Wallace, Abram, Smith, Lewis Seigler, Stan.
hope Byers, Solomon Harshaw.
THE CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK.
Under the call of w. B. Metts, Assistant
Cashier, a number of the depositors in the
Yorkville Branch of the Citizens Savings
Bank, assembled in the Court House on Mon.
day last. Mr.. Metts submitted propositions
from the officers and stockholders of the
Bank, as follows:
Resolved, That the officers of the Bank recon-
mend to the creditors who will meet on the l4th
of January, the selection of Trustees to take
charge of the assets of the Bank.
Resotred, That the following plan Of resuscita-
tingthe Bank be submitted to the creditors, sug-
gestively, for their consideration:
lst: That the stock be reduced to five dollars
per share.
End. That depositors subscribing so per cent. of
their deposits to the stock of the Bank may with
draw remainderin three equal instailments by
giving two, four and six months notice from date
Ofresumption.
3rd. Depositors subscribing 25 per cent. of their
deposits to the capital stock, may withdraw re-
mainder in three equal installnients by giving
eight ten and twelve months notice from date Of
resumption.
4th Depostors not subscribing to the stock,
may withdraw their deposits in three equal in
stalments by giving fourteen, sixteen and eight
cen months notice from date of resumption.
9Th. The Bank may pay claims Under the fore
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GRAND AND PETIT JURORS.

The names Of other club-makers will be
published as they may be reported.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-07

Rev. Mr.. Leehy, near Santa Anna, has
an orange orchard growing without
irrigation, where it is thirty feet to
surface water. DR.. Hayward, near the
same place has variety of fruit trees
growing without irrigation. Mr.. G.
e. White, seven miles below this city,
where it is ten or twelve feet to water,
has kept large fields moist to within
one ortwo inches of the surface through
the last dry year, by keeping the
ground well stirred up and free from
weeds. West of the railroad on the
Mesa land, where it was fifteen feet to
water, we saw the soil kept moist
enough to sprout corn the whole Sum
mer and Fall by deep ploughing. In
Santa Clara Valley, near San Fran
cisco, we know Of large orchards and
vineyards in the finest state of produce
tiveness, where it has never been irri-
gated, and that on land where it is
from twenty-five to $50 feet to water.
The land however is well ploughed
and frequently stirred. We are salts
fled that irrigation will eventually be
abandoned on large areas of land in
this country where water is within say
twenty or thirty feet of the surface,
except where coarse, loose gravel bed
lies between the water and the surface.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-07

it is an exceedingly rapid grower.
The locust, upon lands with plenty of
moisture. can hardly be surpassed. 1t
is mistake to suppose that any great
expense need be incurred in the cul-
ture of trees. The young trees need
not be purchased at a nursery; any
farmer can buy the seed or raise the
plants himself. When one year old
they can be transplanted to the spot
where they are intended to remain.
From that time for two or three years
the same care that would be given to
a corn-feld is all they need. Do not
lose time. Set the seed now and
sprout it, so that by another Winter
the trees can be set out
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-07
CODE COMMENTARIES
BY CHAS. LIN d Ii Ely,
Late Code Commissioner.

PART l. of this work is now ready for tina
profession. 1t contains:
L-Dlsintegration and Indignation of Legal
systems.
II.-Historic Glance at Codification.
III.-Practical Coditication and Amend
ment.
IV.-Appendix. Letter to II. III. Haight and
others-Future Treatment of the Codes.
Underline first head are briefly treated-The
Philosophy OF Law; The Science OF Law;
Common and Statute Law-ther FleXibillty
and Rigidity; Fragmentary Expression of the
Common Law; Effect of Political and Social
Changes on Legal Systems.
Under the second head is contained His
toric Glance at Coditici;tion, including Ro-
man, French, Spanish, Canadian and Ameri-
can. Thus far the work presents clear, terse
the third head, Practical Codification, with
his mind better prepared to appreciate what
follows.
Under the third head, Practical Codifica-
ton, are the sub-heads: Automatic PROPOSE
tions; Preparation OF the Act authorizing
Codifcation; Requisite Qualification of Com
missioners; Compensation; Time for the Per-
formance of the Work; and Rules for Codif1-
cation and Amendment. These rules, seven
teen in number, are elaborated and illustrated
by sections drawn from the Code.
The work has an eight page Appendix, in
the form of u letter to II. II. Haight and
others, touching the authors connection with
the Code Commission and the causes of his
resignation; touching also the future treat
ment of the Codes. The last Is an important
matter, and should engage the attention of
every lawyer in the State. The author is evil
IDENTIFY master of his subject, and has given to
it an unsparing, analytical. demonstrative
treatment. The work has come in most op-
perfume moment, containing, as it does, more
important recommendations as to the mode
of amending the Codes.
The work will be mailed post paid, by
SUMNER WHITNEY & CO.,
San Francisco,
on recent of price, 81 "a. JANIS a&w
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-07
Annual Meeting Of Stock
holders,

THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE GRANGE
l. Cooperative Company Of Los Angeles
Will hold their annual meeting as provided
by the bylaws at Grange Hall in Los Angeles
on Tuesday, May 5, 1874, at IL o'clock, A. NJ,
for the purpose OF electing eleven Directors to
hold office for the term of one year, and the
transaction of such ether business as may
legally come before the meeting. Dated at
Los Angeles this 4th day of April, A. D., 1874
ment of five dollars per share on their stock
to the Secretary on or before April 18th.
G. ID. COMPTON, President.
L. NJ. Holt, Secretary. ap5-td
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-07

INSTALLMENT PLAN,
to secure a home in the
Most Elegant Part of the City,
for a nominal SUM per month.
Also. large number of
BUILDING AND BUSI NESS LOTS
in all parts Of the city.
Ranches for Sale.
OFFICE-OPPOsITE THE P1CO HOUSE,
Los ANGELEL, CAL.
LNIVE building lots near the bridge cross
II ing the Los Angeles river.
nNE lot so feet front by 100 feet deep on the
~ West side of New High street, directly in
rear OF Lazard d Co.'S store.
nNE lot fronting on Duena Vista street in
~ rear of the above.
TWO lots, Nos. and 2, fronting on Eternity
l. street, adjoining Beaudry Terrace on the
north.
{ Bl'k l04, Bellevue Terrace Tract, near the
Wooden Mill.
LCEvEN lots, Nos. u, 10, Is, Is, II, 10 and 20,
~ fronting on Hope street and Bunker Hill
.avenHe. between Sd and 4th streets.
D.
LNIVE lots, Nos. 10, IA, Is, II and 49, do. do.
IL between I'd and Sd streets.
TWO Lots, Nos. II and II, do. do between
l. lss<and ID streets.
lots, Nos. H. 10, Is and IS, do. do.
IL between Court and LIST streets.
SslS Ss N Tsm ~ is sna Z do do
ENOUR lots, Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6, fronting on
Il Charity street and Bunker Hill avenue
between I'd and I'D streets.
|ENIvE lots, Nos. /, 2, 4, and 6, do. do. be-
L, tween LIST and I'd streets.
\ SIX lots, Nos. IL, 3, s, 8 and 7, do. do do
EOUR' lots, Nos. s, 6, 7 and 0, do. do. do.
TWO lots, Nos. IL and IL, fronting on east
i side OF Charity street. between Court and
First streets.
l.
EOUR lots, Nos. 40, and s, fronting on
IL west side of Olive street between Court
and lst streets.
TWO lots, Nos. 7 and g. fronting on west
Il side of Olive street. corner OF Olive and
Temple streets.
THREE lots, Nos. 10, n and Is, fronting on
L east side of Olive street, between Court
and LIST streets.
ANE-let-on the cornef-of First and IIlll
INs'fee's' IA fgLS/
EINHREE lots, Nos. -fs,l7 and br Beaudry
Il tract. fronting on Olive street, between
LIST and I'd streets. IN
MINE lots, Nos. 10 tots inclusive, do. do
IN between I'd and Sd streets.
fRLOGK1 /, do. d. containing 10 lots bounded
- by I'd, Sd, Olive and Charity streets.
DLOCK 4 do. do. 20 lots, bounded bv Cd
- 4th, Olive and Charity streets, all 10 X la
IsIieWe"lt.-Ca n t. z JHcLxl<t-<
Water-Pipes have been laid on Third,
olive, Charity, Bunker Hill Avenue
and Hope streets.
In the Louisiana Homestead tract, bound.
ed by 18th, 9th, Griffin and Bellevue streets
the following lots will be sold for $780, except
the corners which are Sl25 These lie just
above Judge Kings homestead, receiving the
ocean breeze:
Lots to 10 inclusive, Block Z.
Lots to 10 do do @.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-07
PLANT TREES!

If there is one subject which, more
than any other, deserves the attention
of landowners it is this: the impor-
lance of planting trees; not fruit trees
alone, but trees of the varieties most
valuable for timber. Every year sees
the supply of timber in the mountains
ofCalifornia diminishing. The Amer
lean race seems to have an inherent
hostility to forests. Every boy seems
born with an axe in his hand, and the
father standing by saying, $50 my
son; fell the trees!n The Eastern
States are rapidly becoming denuded
of their original forest growth. They
are to-day, in the diminished rainfall,
the increased and ever-inareasing Sc
verify of the Winters, the quick, dis
astrous rush of the Spring floods, feel
ing the retribution which the violated
laws of nature inflict upon them. AS
our native timber is almost entirely
confined to the mountain ranges, leav-
ing the broad plains entirely bare, it
would be difficult to predict how much
the climate might be injured by cut
ting off the forests; certainly not SO
much asiwere the broad, mountainless
States of the Mississippi Valley. Yet
even the experience gained during the
quarter of a century since cultivation
practically began in California, shows
clearly that our rainfall can be in
creased and rendered more certain by
the planting Of timber in the treeless
valleys. Apart from the increase Of
the rain supply, there are other rea-
sons even more potent for the planting
and cultivation of timber trees. II
every farmer were to surround his
land by a narrow belt of trees, not
more than one or oko rods wide, the
force Of tho strong, drying north
winds, which do so much harm,
would be broken. The increased
yield of grain fields and fruit trees, thus
sheltered, would more than repay the
country for the time and labor expend-
ed upon the artificial forests. The
cost of fuel is increasing each year;
with his own trees, no farmer need
buy any wood. Most important Of all,
however, is probably the item of the
direct monied value of the timber SO
raised, for building and fencing, and
for commercial purposes. Lumber
must be had from somewhere. Our
own supply is becoming rapidly ex-
hausted. Each year the market must
be furnished from a greater distance,
involving a greater expense. There
are now few fields for the employment
OF money offering greater inducements
than this-the culture Of trees for the
value of the wood. Five years ago a
tract of about forty acres was planted
with blue gums in Alameda county.
The owner is now thinning them out
to allow room for full growth to the
trees. The yield of timber in this
thinning process is sufficient to repay
all the expense of the five years care
and the use Of capital. From this
time on the return is clear profit, and
each year with the increasing size of
the trees, the timber becomes more
valuable.
Plant trees! Acacias and the pepper
do well on dry land. The blue gum
needs rather more moisture; it grows
anywhere on the open valley. This is
in all probability the most valuable
tree that can be planted, as, in addi-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-07
MARRIED..

AT the Galatin School house on Sunday the
5th inst, by the Rev. Mr.. Freeman of the Bap-
fist Church, Mr.. John II. Martin of Los NieioS
and Miss Martha " Shirley of Los Angeles.
I'VE congratulate our friend Mr.. Martin not
only because he has renowned the state of
single blessedness, but also because he has
been so fortunate as to secure so noble girl
as was Miss Shirley for wife. A choice sup
ply of cake found its way to this office from
the happy coupled
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-07

Each lot havin: frontage Of 100 feet by
depth of l65 feet. Upwards of 5000 of and 5
inch pipes have been laid for the purpose OF
supplying these lots with water.
ALSO, several tracts containing from Eve to
ten acres, within the city limits.
IOi7 acres of land in lots to suit purchasers,
in the San Pedro Ranch, one mile west of the
Railroad, with several artesian wells, flowing
since the year 1868.
1902 acres efland in the Verdugo Ranch,
~ miles from the city, with several springs
of water, and u considerable quantity Of tim
Der.
Tie verduso and San Pedro Ranches will
be sold in quantities to suit purchasers.
These liberal terms left open until April
18th, 1874.
desl4 PRUDENT BEAUDRY,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-07
LAND FOR SALE.

r COATED ABOUT TWO MILES
IL south of the Los Nietos Depot.
splendid G0-ACRE LOT is offered for S553
sale on the most liberal terms. THE loca- r..
ton is W., desirable, and the land is in good
condition.
Last year it produced a crop of lis bushels of
corn to the acre. Any one who may desire to
purchase land in this locality would do we'll
to inspect this lot and examine this years
crop, which has not been gathered. The sole
reason for sacrificing this property Is to meet
certain obligations Immediately. TERMS
one-half cash, and the balance in one or two
years. ....ALSO......
An 80-ACRE TRACT, located on the line OF
the railroad going east to Mud Springs, and
embraced i'm the San Jose Rancho. This is a
most desirable piece of land, is in first-rate
~ conditions; under fence, and good water
li% right; on which are growing 10000 grape
vines in full bearing condition; has q large
commodious DWELIING-HOUSE all to be
sold on easy terms. For particulars, apply to
p. c. TONNEIt, Spadra, or at
ocl6-tf HERALD OFFICE.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-22
The Hoard of Agriculture.

The State Board of Agriculture is doing
admirable work in its series Of winter meet.
ings, and winning hosts Of friends, as here
toforc, among those who attend the meet
ings, and thus learn to appreciate their
practical value to the farmers. The Mont.
pelier lIatehman says Of the recent meet
ing at East Montpelier;
The papers read at these meetings we're
I'm formly excellent, and some of them of
marked superiority We had feeling of
justifable pride in listening to them, and
felt more than ever assured that this the
great interest of State and of the country,
was in safe hands, and in no danger of de-
terioration
Great credit is due the members of the
Board who labor so earnestly and so intel
ligently to make this organization n medium
of the best information on the best subjects
involved. Prof Collier is not only a great
organizer, but perfect laboratory of chem
ical science, and promptly meets every de-
mand in this dirccton-and their name is
legion. Mr.. Douglass seems to have
solved the question of butter-making. and
the most valuable information in this de-
partment flows from him as easily and as
freely as VIC can imagine the milk to flow
from one of his mammoth pals. He SEEM
ed as much of hero among the dairymen
as Gen. Sherman would be at a regimental
muster. DR. lIoskns is thoroughly posted
in every department, and though it was our
first meeting with him, we were not little
surprised at his practical information upon
every point raised for discussion. lie
seemed equally at home among the horses,
the cattle. in the orchard, or the flower
garden. Mr.. Jameson is clear thinker
and a superior writer upon general agricul-
tura topics but almost too modest to let
his light shine that others may see.