Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-19
Sfraps and fatts.

- Steel pens are manufactured at Bir-
mingham, England, at the rate of IA, 112,60O
a week, and sold for three cents a gross.
- The coinage of the United States mint
for the past year, it is said, was greater than
for any previous year in the history of the
Government since 1852, which is good, if true
- A bad, wicked newspaper man an
nounced the nuptials of Mr.. Beans and Miss
Bacon under the head of "a dish of pork and
beans"
1t seems that the whole Democratic
State ticket in Pennsylvania is elected by an
average majority of nearly six thousand, and
that party will have at least twenty y-three ma
jority in the Legislature on joint ballot.
- The salary of $4,000 per annum, paid
to President Jewett, of the Erie Railway, is
the largest paid to any railroad official in the
United States, and, it is believed, larger than
any paid to any railroad officer in the world.
- Advices from New Orleans represent
that business, which has for nearly two years
been almost at a stand-still, is rapidly reviving
in consequence Of the Conservative success
es The day after the election the largest sale
of cotton took place for the season.
- A young lady and gentleman, aged,
respectively, twelve and thirteen years, were
married at Gouldtown. Mich, last week.
When last seen, they were quarreling over
pound of mixed candies, and throwing out
vague intimations about divorce.
- The prophecy that the comet would
bring good vintages to France, has been full
filled, as is usual in comet years. The vine
yards are said to be in the most fourishing
condition, with large yield and prospective
abundance of good wine.
- Catholic priests in Chicago are engaged
in circulating among the workmen of their
congregations pledges not merely to refrain
from the use of liquor, but from the tempta-
ton also. The pledge binds the signer to
avoid going into a saloon or place were IL
quor is sold, on any pretense.
- Fourteen years ago Tennessee father
refused to let his young daughter 60 to candy
pull, and she disappeared. The other day
she returned, lifted eleven children out of the
wagon, entered the house and took off her
things as coolly as if she hadn't been gone
over day.
- General Emory, commanding in the
State of Louisiana, has been directed to re-
port whether, in his judgment, there is any
further necessity for the presence Of troops in
that State The President is not desirous Of
keeping troops there if the State government
is able to protect itself against domestic vio-
lence and to maintainorder.
- A New York dispatch says: "It is
worthy of note that the New York jobbing
houses doing Southern trade are reporting
freer purchases of goods from that section, as
if under the conviction that the business in
terests of the South must necessarily be
benefited by the great change in Northern
public opinion"
- A classification of the members elect
to Congress, so far shows that ITO are new
and 105 old members. Of the old members
retired, so declined denomination, 6S were
beaten in the party nominating convention,
and 50 were defeated before the people after
they had been renominaLed. 1t is seldom
that so many old members are retired at a
time
United States Senators are to be elected
this winter from the following States: Del
aware, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Michi-
gan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New
York, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wis
consin, electing one each, and all having
Democratic Legislatures from Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania
and Rhode Island, electing one each, and hav-
ing Republican Legislatures.
-- There seems to be an impression among
many persons that the members of the next
Congress, recently elected, will take their
seats in December next. The term of the
present Congress does not expire until the 4th
of March next; consequently, unless an extra
session of Congress is called by Grant at the
close Of the present Congress, the new men,
bers chosen will not enter upon their legisla-
tive duties until the first Monday in December,
1875.
- Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks writes: 81 &C
cept the important results of the election
which has just closed in Massachusetts,, as in
other parts of the country, not only with
satisfaction, but with feeling of thanksgiving,
in the fullest confidence that they will be
used for the reunion and pacifcation of es-
tranged sections of the Republic, the restor-
alton of its prosperity, and the protection OF
all classes and races in the enjoyment of all
their rights"
- The Springfield Republican says of
Buffers defeat, that there hasn't been more
astonished man upon the footstool than But
ler himself since the day when Mr.. Goliath
inferred from his sensations that something
had hit him. That paper thinks the Repub-
lcan majority in the Legislature is not large
enough to be available for the election of Mr..
Dawes to the United States Senate, and that
the successor to Charles Sumner is now and
more likely to be Governor Bullock, of Wor-
cester.
- There has been no Democratic Speaker
of the House of Representatives since the
Thirty.Fifth Congress, which organized in
December, 1857, by the election of Hon. Jas.
L. Orr, of South Carolina. The Forty Fourth
Congress will be organized in December, 1875,
by the election of Democratic Speaker. 1t
seems evident that the Hon. Sam. Cox, of New
York, is coming forward as the most formida-
Bile candidate, and his defeat last session, by
Mr. Wood, it is claimed by his friends will
materially add to his success.
i 1t has been the custom Of the War De-
partment to loan to responsible parties bat
tery for the purpose of firing salutes, which
are not always of a political character. But
when the leading Democrats of Washington
asked the loan of ordnance with which to Gel
ebrate "the occurrences of Tuesday," they
were Informed a new rule had been adopted,
and that no more guns would be loaned. At
this reply the Democrats grew wroth, and sent
to Baltimore for battery, which they intend
to fire sufficiently near the White House to
let Cesar know that he does not control all
the cannon in the country. Does the Democ-
racy expect the Administration to furnish
orns IN he fred over its own grave?