Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-29
SGraps and fatts.

him letter. caleb Cushlng agrees WIN MIN.
The aggregate of all the property owned
in Georgia in 1873 was $3.50 1885,, ,623, an in
crease over 1872 of $18, ,219,058,
- There are thirty cotton and twelve
woolen factories iu Georgia, the former run
ming 1o4, 1852 spindles, and the latter 2S,S44.
--Shadd, colored, has been elected Speak.
er of the Mississippi House of Representa-
tives.
The Legislature of Western Virginia is
said to have passed law at its last session
"to prevent the owners of hogs from running
at large"
1t is stated that the Mormons are about
to re-establish themselves at Nsuvoo, the
place from which they were forcibly elected
by the citizens of Illinois about twenty-five
years ago.
- In Tennessee, forty.three men who were
drawn on jury were released, because they
had young babies at home The judge In
dignantly adjourned the court until the baby
season is over.
- tits now stated in the Northern papers
that Congressman Elliott's recent speech in
response to Stephens was written out by Mr..
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, and given to Elliott
to deliver
- Alexander H. Stephens is reported to be
engaged in the preparation of speech to
support resolution recognizing the indepen-
dence of the Republic of Cuba. Mr.. Lamar,
of Mississippi, will, it is stated, offer an amend
ment in favor Of the recognition of bellige-
rent rights.
- The Hartford Times, of Saturday, says:
Farmers in Connecticut are plowing. Robins
are heard. Pansies are reported to be in
bloom in the grass. On hardy shrubs the
buds are swelling. The rivers are all open,
as far North as Massachusetts at least; and
the floods are abroad in the land. What a
winter.
- Senator Sumner has always entertained
such an antipathy to the late Chief Justice
fancy, that he has defeated regularly the
proposition to place his bust in the Supreme
Court chamber. On Friday, during his ab-
sence from his seat, bill was brought for
ward and passed, making provision for bust
of Chief Justice Taney, and also one for
Chief Justice Chase, which will undoubtedly
pass the House.
- In Cincinnati, on the 2Srd, Pat Naugh-
ton, locomotive engineer, was convicted in
the police court of throwing live dog into
locomotive furnace and burning it to death.
He was fined a hundred dollars and sentenced
to the work house for six months. This is all
we'll enough, and the punishment is well-de-
served but suppose Pat had killed fellow
being, or burnt him to death in the furnace of
his engine the probability is that he would
have been held up to the public as very in.
nocent and guileless man, and after the usual
delays of the law, as administeredin in the north
ern and western States, turned loose upon the
community, a living martyr to be respected
and revered the remainder of bis life.
- Bob Turner, of Potosi, Wisconsin, has
been arrested for the murder of his brother
Albert, whose head he chopped off as he was
coming out of a mining hole. 1t transpired
after his arrest that he murdered boy, named
Nelley, on the 23d of December, and he has
confessed also to having killed stranger
whom he encountered in deep ravine, and
at another time a man who was looking for
work. He pretends also to have killed many
others. Now that he has confessed, he de-
lights to talk of the many persons he has kill
ed. He gloats over the skill with which he
has concealed their bodies, and declares ifthey
were got together there would be nearly forty
of them.
-- There was a row in the Memphis board
of Aldermen the other day. Alderman Rob-
bins charged Alderman Davis with wallowing
in filth and mire. Alderman Davis said it
was false, and Alderman Dent called Davis
villain. Then Davis remarked that Dent
was liar. Then Dent went for Davis, and
Davis struck Dent. AS they were about to
clinch the police interfered and held them.
Alderman Dwyer then rushed on Dent, who
seems to have been an object of as general dis
like as some of his namesakes in Washington,
and Councilman Walsh tried to subdue Dent
with an inkstand. Dent drew a pistol, but
was prevented from using it by the chief of
police, who restored order.
- Third annual statement of the pork
packing operations this season in the West
has Just been published. Returns from 389
points and 81 additional estimated, give to-
tai packing of hogs, to date, of 4,700,0OO.
Estimated for season 5,S04,000. Packed at
these points last season, 5,526,000. Hogs
packed this season equal to 4,774,000 of last
years average weight. The estimated decrease
in average weight is ten per cent, showing
decrease of 175,000,000 in the aggregate
weight: Decrease in production of hams,
shoulders and sides is estimated at 106, 100000
pounds. The falling off in the yield of lard
is estimated at seven pounds per hog, being
an aggregate decrease Of 46,000,000 pounds,
equivalent to $4,000 tierces.
Spain, during less than a year past, has
had seven different governments. The Re-
public was proclaimed last February, and
since then there have been two cabinets under
the premiership of Figueras, two under Mar.
gall, one under Salmeron, one under CASTELAR,,
and the present one under Serrano. Whilst
FIVE statesmen have thus at different times du-
ring the year been at the head of the govern
ment, there have been six different finance
ministers, and the London Times says they
have managed Ito bring the credit of the coun-
try to level with that of most petty and dis
honest of defaulting States" 1t is curious
fact that the intelligence Of the overthrow of
the Spanish Republic caused an advance of
about one per cent. in Spanish bonds on the
London Stock Exchange.
President Grant is reported to have
made the following significant speech few
days ago, to some prominent Republicans who
called upon him at the White House 81 be-
gin to think that it is time for the republican
party to unload. There has been too much
dead weight carried by it. The success Of our
arms during the rebellion, and the confidence
that the republican party was strong enough
to hold up any burden, have imposed all the
disafection in the Gulf States on the admin
istration. am tired of this nonsense. Let
Louisiana take care of herself, as Texas will
have to do. don't want any quarrel about