Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05
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An exchange, denying the statement
that the Siamese twins were quarrelsome and
frequently kicked each other out Of bed, i'll
nocently afirms that to the contrary they
were always closely attached to each other.
They have dead-head suicides out West.
At La Crosse, Wisconsin, recently, a man en-
tered store and enquired the price Of pistol.
While examining the weapon he slipped in
cartridge and blew his brains out.
Several wagons containing returning
emigrants, who had lived in Texas, just long
enough to become disgusted, passed through
Holly Springs, Miss, last week, on their way
home. Painted on the wagon covers, in large
bold letters were the words "D-n Texas. "
-Quite sensation has been caused in
Episcopal circles in Washington city by re-
cent sermon of the Rev. John Vaughn Lewis,
rector of St Johns Episcopal Church, which
was strong argument in favor of the Union
of the Methodist Episcopal and the Protes-
tant Episcopal Churches in the United States.
- Among the latest London novelties for
the dinner table in the locomotive grog SER
vice, is a miniature train arranged to run round
the table. In front, the engine, with fires
lighted, supplies hot water; its tender is
stocked with fuel of sugar; and its wagons
carry freight of cigars and bottles of cut
glass.
- A seeker after happiness answered the
following advertisement: "If you would learn
how to make home happy, send postage
stamp and twenty-five cents to postofice box
No. -, Cincinnati" and received the follow
ing answer: "If you are as big fool as we
think you must be for giving US your money,
you can make home happy by leaving it and
going West yourself"
"A merchant who should sell his sign
board and attempt to carry on business with
out one because money is scarce, would be con-
sidered little better than insane. Those who
stop advertising for the same reason are equal
ly foolish Hoarders of money, the country
over, are waiting to learn who will sell cheap
est those articles of comfort and necessity
which even the closest hoarder cannot do
without.
"A train on the Iron Mountain railroad,
which left St. Louis, NO., last Saturday morn
ing, on arriving at Gad's Hill, 120 miles below
that city, was signalled to stop, on doing which
heavily armed band of masked men seized
the conductor, mail agent, express messenger
and others connected with the train, and pla-
cling them under guard, proceeded to rob the
passengers, the mail and express cars. From
the passengers they took about $4,000, and
from the express about $1,000 The robbers
then left without offering violence to the pas
sengers or train men.
An inebriate some little while back,
got into car and became very troublesome
and annoying to the passengers, so much so
that it was proposed to eject him; but kind
hearted and reverend doctor, who was also a
passenger, interposed for him and soothed
him into good behavior for the remainder
of the journey. Before leaving, however, he
scowled upon the other occupants and NUT
tered some words of contempt, but shook
hands warmly with the DOCTOR and said,
"Good day, my friend ; I see you know what
it is to be drunk"
"A bill for the compulsory education of
the children of Illinois has passed the House.
Children between nine and fourteen must be
sent to school for three months of the year,
and six weeks of this schooling must be con-
tinuous. Poverty cannot be pleaded as an ex.
cuse for failure to comp y with the law, as all
the books necessary will be supplied by the
State, and clothes will be given to destitute
children. Parents and guardians neglecting to
obey the law will subject themselves to prose
cution and to fines for thirteen weeks, rising
of such neglect.
- Among the growing industries of the
United States, and one that enters largely into
the foreign export trade, is that Of sole and
upper leather The value of the exports Of
leather for the last year from the United
States, aggregated sl0,000,0Oo, Great Britain
and Germany being the largest customers.
The shipments of sole leather from Boston in
1878, we're 100000 sides, valued at 1885, 5,66S
and the total value of leather exported from
the United States was S4,421 ,655. The ex-
ports of hides to Europe last year amounted
to nearly s3,OO0,000. Nearly all the exports
of leather 60 from New York to Boston.
- In view of the fact that revenue officers
in various sections of the South threaten pro-
ceedings against parties who failed to attach
stamps to deeds and other instruments during
the war, Senator Gordon, of Georgia, has had
a full interview with the commissioner of
internal revenue upon that subject. The
commissioner states that the government
never prosecuted where instruments issued at
the South during the war were unstamped,
nor attempted to compel such stamping
now, But that official holds such deeds in
valid until stamped; nor is it required to at.
tach stamps according to the price paid for
property in Confederate money, but accord.
ing to the real value. The matter will prob
ably be brought before Congress.
- 1t is contended by the friends of the
African republic of Liberia, that its progress
in population, compared with some pioneer
settlements in America, has not been discour'
aging. They point to the fact that seventy
eight years after the settlement of Connecticut,
the population amounted to only 1900. A
hundred and twenty years after Maine was
colonized her population was 10000. Liberia,
after fifty years, has population of 10000
nominaly Christians, and 100000 natives,
who are being peaceably civilized and Chris
tianized. The whole number colonized has
been 1875, exclusive of 5,722 Africans res
cued from slave ships. The number of emf
grants since the war has been 1887, and
5000 are at present applying to 60 from the
United States.
- The New York Sun, in taking strong
ground against the increase of the United
States army, compares the material of the
Union army during the late war with that
of the Confederates, and says: "The quality
of the Confederate soldiers efectually dispose
of the plea that it is necessary to keep the reg
ular army as nucleus. On the Union side
was the entire rank and file of the old army.
Ofthat force the rebels had only officers. The
Confederate rank and file was composed of