Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-08-13
Straps aud fafts.

them to dealers at fifty cents apiece.
- Judge Campbell, who was one of the
Confederate Commissioners at the Hampton
Roads Conference, has promised to write a full
account of it for the Southern Historical So
ciety.
"A benevolent physician in Laporte
county, Ind, gave Fourth Of July picnic to
seven hundred children, not even such delica-
cies as CAKE Strawberries, and ice.cream being
omitted. He got back his outlay in colics,
however, before the week was over.
The editor of the Danbury Neaus asks {:
"Can the watermelon be successfully cultiva-
ted on sandy soil, in rural town Of 1900 in
habitants, and theological institute located
near by, containing 12O students studying for
the minstry?'
There are said to be 800 paper mills in
operation in the United States, with capital
invested of s40,0O0,000, and total produc-
tion of s7O,OOO,OOO. These mills give en-
ployment nominally to 10000 people, whose
earnings are footed up at sl0,0O0,0O0 annu-
ally.
- Colonel Richard Ten Brock, we'll
known horse-owner, was shot, and is reported
mortally wounded, at Gilman's Station, Ken
tucky, on Saturday last, by General Walker
Whitaker, Il lawyer of Louisville. The
particulars of the affair are not known.
Whitaker had already killed two men, and
is regarded as II desperate character.
- What can be more startling, asks the
Washington Star, than to see delicate and
fascinating young lady with a long train sud-
denl v turn around, without giving the unsus-
pecting individual behind her any warning
whatever, gently stoop, reach back with her
right foot and kick desperately? She is 60
ing to cross the street, and is merely switch
ing off her train in the new direction.
- There have been but two applications
for new Western banks this mouth, and they
aggregate only capital of 100000. The
retirement of currency thus far has exceeded
the amount Of new circulation. Within
few days the National Bank of Missouri, To-
Gated at St. Louis, has surrendered its circu-
lation and retired its bonds to the amount of
S950,O0O.
- Ata recent reunion of the 3rd Georgia
regiment, Captain Sanders is reported to have
said: "While deep down in our hearts we
will ever cherish the memory of the banner
which represented our loved "Lost Cause"
let US re-adopt the grand old flag of the Un-
ion Twas the loved flag of our fathers let
it also be ours Our grandsires made it glo-
rious by their valor and consecrated it with
their blood let us-ther chidren-still claim
it as our birthright, and defend its honor as
our own"
- The Chinese in San Francisco, who
number about 10000, with about 100. 900
scattered over other portions of California,
have at last become so far Americanized as to
establish newspaper published in their own
language. The first number Of the San Fran
cisco Chinese News is solid mass of the hier-
ogliphics usually to be found in this country
only on tea-boxes They are arranged in
lines to be read from the bottom upward, and
the Typography is very good. 1t is four
page, quarto sheet.
- General Spinner, United States Treas
urer, strong ly advocates the plan of abolish
ing the Post Office Department altogether,
and transferring its duties to the express COM
panies. The work now performed by the
Department in carrying the mails, distribu.
ting the same, DC, can be done as we'll by the
express companies, he thinks, and at cost to
the Government vastly less than it is now put
to in maintaining the Post Office Department !;
besides this, the Government could dispose of
ofice-holders 10000 strong, now necessary to
run the Post Office Department.
-- The number of subordinate Oranges
now in operation is little short Of 10000.
Iowa had the largest number on the 1st Of
June, the date of the last report, being 1894
Indiana had 1868, and Missouri had 1929,
while the Kansas Grangers numbered 1928.
Illinois had l, ,4Sl and Kentucky 1,101. The
cotton and the Gulf States alone had 4,065
Oranges. There are now Oranges in all the
States. There are about thirty in Canada.
The California Grangers are now organizing
national gold bank, with s5,0O0,000 capital.
Steps are being taken for direct transfer of
grain from hefarm to purchasers in England.
The new liquor law of Canada is one of
the most stringent yet enacted. Among other
things, it requires common carriers who trans
port liquors to any dealer to ascertain before
delivery whether the dealer is legally licensed
to sell them. The burden of proof is put
upon the transporter, and there is penalty
imposed for violating the law. Consequently,
the various railways leading from Chicago
into Iowa have issued orders to their agents.
requiring them to receive no liquors for trans
portation into Iowa unless the shipment is ac-
companied by certificate of the consignee's
license to sell.
- Where does all the opium 60 to? Are
we becoming nation of opium.eaters? The
increase of its use in this country is truly
alarming. The importation of opium now
amounts to nearly 250,000 pounds annually,
ten times more than thirty years ago; and it
is the opinion of physicians and druggists that
not more than one-third of the quantity is
used for medicinal purposes. In other words,
more than 100000 pounds of this drug are
now used for stimulating purposes in this
country. If the reformers could get rid of
the opium, however, it is a question whether
some other stimulant would not be found to
supply its place The influence Of this drug
on the human system is fearful to contemplate.
- The Manchester Courier of the 23d of
July says: "For some weeks there has been
a considerable amount Of speculation in the
Liverpool cotton market as to whether the
stock of cotton in the port would reach mil.
lion bales. and bets have been made very
freely upon the point. A Friday or two ago,
when the stock was made up, it had reached
a total of'96O000 bales, when it began to
fuctuate each Friday in the most uncertain
manner, at one time reaching so high as $685.
ITO bales, causing great excitement amongst
those who had laid bets. Last week, howev-
er, the seven figures were attained, the stock
standing at 1,003, 900 bales, and it is under
stood that the amount of money which has
changed hands in consequence has been very
considerable"