Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-02

"AIrs. Sartoris never left her state-room but
once on the passage. She came on deck for
few minutes one morning in blue wrapper
and white shawl, but before it was we'll known
she was out she had disappeared again. Mr..
Sartoris did not share this secluson, but was
around most all the time. He said his wife
was mot sea.sick,' but home sick While we
waited our turn at the dock in Liverpool, he,
with some others, went ashore and bought
mutton pies, so that the first really good view of
Nellie Grant we had after she came aboard
was standing resting on her husbands fat
arm, her eyes full Of trusting affection, her
heart full of coniding love, and her mouth
full of Liverpool mutton pie"
EDITORIAL INKLINGs.
Biblical Query.
"A correspondent at Gastonia submits
the following question for our Bible.readers
to answer:
"In what chapter and verse does the word
,oorld occur five times?'
The New Postage Law.
- We have not seen the new postage law
as it finally passed both Houses Of Congress
but, according to our understanding of the
bill, as proposed by the committee Of confer
ence, and agreed to just before adjournment,
it does not affect any other than newspapers
and all other printed matter. Letter postage
remains unchanged. Postage on all printed
matter, including newspapers, except to sub.
scribers in the county wherein published, must
be prepaid at the office of mailing. The law
does not go into effect until the 1st Of next
January.
An Entire New Currency.
- The Treasury Department is making
extensive preparations to retire the whole of
the mutilated national bank currency now in
circulation, and replace it with new.currency,
as provided by the new currency law. The
Washington Chronicle says:
"Under previous law ,he renewal of worn
and mutilated national bank notes was nearly
impossible. By provision of the new law
sums of one thousand dollars, or any multiple
thereof, of miscellaneous notes, the issues Of
one or numerous banks, may be sent to Treas
urer Spinner and new greenbacks obtained in
exchange The old notes are destroyed and
reissues of the same distributed among the
banks that originally issued them, the Gov.
ernment being at the same time reimbursed
from the fund kept in the United States
Treasury by the banks for the purpose. In
this way the currency of the country, both
national bank and greenback, will be quick
ly renewed, and afterward kept in good con-
dition. The section providing for this long
needed work is regarded as one of the best in
the new currency BILL"
The Ladies and the Temperance Cause.
The following appeal, addressed to the
Christian Women of the State, has been
handed US for publication, and we cheerfully
transfer it to our columns
Dear Sisters DO we not see and feel that
the evil of intemperance is abroad in our
State, as we'll as in other States of the Union !?
And shall we do nothing to exercise that evil
demon from our midst? We cannot do as has
been done elsewhere. We cannot 60 to the
bar rooms, or drinking saloons, or to the cor
ners of the streets to pray. for we DO not be-
ieve that women should pray in public, yet
we believe that "this kind can come forth by
nothing but by prayer and fasting" and'
therefore, we call upon you to form yourselves
into praying circles of few or many, as the
case may be, to seek direction, and to consult
what may be done, and to stir each other up
to the great work by reading what has been
accom- pished by the power of prayer, and to
pray for those whose names or whose cases may
be brouoht before us. MATRoN.
Any paper that is willing to assist the ladies
in this noble cause, will please copy the above
address.
The Crops in the State.
- The Charleston Ne,us and Courier has
received authentic reports Of the condition
and prospect of the crops in all the counties
except nine of this State, showing the present
acreage of cotton and grain as compared with
the acreage in 1878, the condition and pros
poets of the cotton and grain crops as COM
pared with the same year, the falling Oft in
the use of commercial fertilizers, and the
changes in the cost of labor. From the vari-
Gus reports received, the Menus and Courier,
after a careful consideration and examination
of the subject, comes to the following conclu-
sions:
/. The area planted in cotton in South
Carolina is nine per cent. less than in 1873.
2. The cotton stand is inferior to that of
1878, to the extent of 9 per cent.
8. The cotton prospect is 9 per cent. less ia
vorable that in 1873.
i. The area planted 10 grain shows an in
crease of II per cent. as compared with 1913.
5. The prospects of the grain crop are IL
per cent. better than in 1873.
6. The decrease in the use of commercial
fertilizers is equal to 81 per cent
7. The cost of labor is about the same as
last year, but with an upward tendency.
Adjournment of Congress.
- Congress adjourned at 6 o'clock on
Tuesday of last week. The session ust closed
is not marked by any special or important
acts oflegislation, the most ofthe time having
been employed on appropriation bills for car
rying on the different departments of the Gov
ernment; and in these bills, in order to secure
their passage many provisions were lncorpor'
ated, which would have seemed more appro'
pirate and displayed more legislative ability
on the part of Congress, had they been en-
acted as separate an.iudependent acts Ihe
most important act of Congress is the curren'
cy bill, which was before the House tor
months, to the detriment of the business inter-
ests of the entire country. The bill as adopt