Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-05-28


crease in the liabilities was S107, ,443,O00.
- Immigration to the port of New York
has fallen off one-third as compared with the
year 1878.
- The present weight of the Hon. A. H.
Stephens is seventy-two pounds and three
quarters. He is in Georgia hoping to recover
his health.
- The Methodist Episcopal General Con-
ference, now in session at Louisville, Ken
lucky, has sustained the Baltimore Confer
ence in expelling Huston for immoral con-
duct.
- The New York Herald says: "Some of
the official plunderers of South Carolina have
been indicted for breach of trust and grand
larceny, and if their ofenses are as fragrant
as represented, it should not be difficult to
convict them. Would it not be good notion
to try the legal remedy in all the Southern
States against rascally ofhcials?"
- The Kansas Farmer says in its last is
sue that within another year it will be mat
ter of no small consequence where the Ma
tional Grange headquarters are located
Judging from the growing dissatisfaction and
discord among the members of the order, it
bids fair to become an interesting speculation
as to where its headquarters will be found
within that period.
- The profits of Fall River cotton mills
Indicate that the past year has not been one
of universal depression. Stockholders have
realized in twelve months more than the origi-
nal capital invested, and banks doing business
for the manufacturers are paying % and 30
per cent dividends Similar prosperity is re-
ported in Providence, Pawtucket and other
manufacturing centres.
- Petitions to Congress, praying both
Houses to adjourn as speedily as possible, in
order to promote the business interests of the
country, have been in circulation in New
York for signatures for some days past. On
Friday the petitions were circulated at the
produce, butter and cheese and cotton ex-
changes, and were numerously signed AL
most everybody is signing them, though here
AM. there an objection is urged on the ground
thatIt is personal affront to Congress.
- There is already little dissension
among the grangers. Some of "the embat-
tied farmers" want to know where all the
money goes which is paid into the grange
treasures. There are twelve thousand grang.
es, it is urged, in existence, with an average
of fifty members each. and S2,500,000, it is
estimated, have been paid in initiation fees
and dues. "What has become of all this
cash? Who is enriching himself by his
grangership?" are questions which the curious
are beginning to ask.
- The war on the railroads by the farm
ers of the West has brought poverty to the
home of many a mechanic in the Middle
States. 1t is estimated that 175.00O men usu-
ally employed in rolling mills and iron man.
ufactories are out Of employment, there being
no demand for iron by the railroads which
have heretofore consumed one.half of that
made in this country. AS most Of the men
out Of work have families to take care of, the
Granger movement has thus indirectly depriv-
ed nearly million persons of their means Of
support.
- The cotton plant has new enemy.
Its appearance and ravages are thus described
in the Natchez Democrat Courier, of the 2lst
instant: ave are informed by gentleman
residing three miles from the city that new
enemy to the cotton plant has made its ap-
pearauce on his place, being small black
snail. These may be seen in countless num-
bers all over the fields, and assoon as the first
two leaves of the cotton make their appear
ance above ground, these pests go for them
and eat them-totally destroying the stand.
About half Of the crop was up and has thus
been destroyed, making it necessary to re-
plant. These snals work some on the young
corn also, but will not damage it much"
- A balky horse is understood to be an
,l
start. Various expedients, many of them
cruel, are resorted to in order to overcome
such obstinacy, and it may, therefore, be
well enough to please note the California
method. 1t is to put rope under the horses
body, behind his fore legs, and to let two men,
one at each end, draw the rope backward and
forward, as if Saving" at the legs 1t must
not be done too roughly, but still with force
sufficient. The animal, to escape something
he does not understand, will soon move few
steps, and after heightened but quiet appli-
cation of such persuasive" process, will not
fail to move on. Repeated applications will
work thorough cure.
- The Post Office Department is doing
greater business than ever before, and its
receipts are much larger. During the month
of April S6,000,00O postage stamps we're or
dered throughout the country. The receipts
from postage stamps, postal cards, &C., are
now running along on an average of between
one hundred and thirty and one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars worth per day. The
Postmaster General is endeavoring to secure
Congressional action Immediately on a bill
paving all postmasters other than the Presi-
dental appointments commission on their
business instead of regular salary. He hopes
to get this done before commencing to -ead-
Just the salaries of postmasters on the old
basis. The policy of the Department is to be-
come self:sustaining.
- In future issues of greenbacks, by or
der of the secretary of the treasury, the words
limited States legal tender note' and ''treas-
ury notes." are to be omitted, and the title
changed to limited States notes." that being,
in the opinion of Mr.. Richardson, the require
ment of the law. The new $500 bill, ready
for issue this month, will have the vignette of
General Mansfield on the right, and on the
left an elaborate vignette of Peace. The new
$50 note will have vignette of Franklin and
the Goddess of Liberty, the latter being con-
sidered remarkable specimen of engraving.
The new twenty-five cent note will conform In
size to the new series, of which the ten and
fifty cent notes are already in circulation, and
will be issued as soon as the treasurer makes a
reuuisition for fractional currency of this de-
nomination. Instructions have been issued
for the immediate preparation of a viguette of
Charles Sumner.
- The Presbyterians of this country are
seriously agitating plan for an Gcumenical
Council of their body of Christians-a Pan