Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-19
Straps and fafts.

resides near Huntingdon, Tenn, says that he
is the father of sixty-6ve children. Brigham
Young is still one ahead.
- One of the last official acts of ex-Gov.
Davis, of Texas, was the appointment of
woman as thecommissioner of the State to the
Centennial celebration at Philadelphia.
WIN. N. Switzer, of St. Louis, Mo-, aged
sixty-three, died last week, leaving to his heirs
insurance policies aggregating $4,000. lie
paid in premiums $4,000 year.
- The New York Tribune returns thanks
to the negro member of the South Carolina
Legislature who coined the word "insnuen-
does" in connection with the attempted i'm
peachment of Judge Carpenter.
- Kate Virginia Stickney, wife Of Robert
Stickney the circus.rider, died in Cincinnati
on the 9Th instant. She was the only daugh-
ter Of old John Robinson, the famous show
man.
- 1t is reported that in Mississippi, many
farmers are renting their plantations to those
who will pay the taxes assessed upon them.
AS bad as things are in South Carolina, this
point has not yet been reached.
Santa Ana, old and decrepid, who, for
the past few years has been banished from
Mexico, which once he ruled, is permitted,
under recent amnesty proclamation, to re-
turn to his own country, and is now en- route
to his home. He will never again take part
in Mexican politics.
"A Chicago clergyman lately received
call of S., 1000 year from church il Louis
Vile Acknowledging that the offer was
generous one he added: "None Of these things
move me-" Immediately came telegram:
1--WE have voted $500 to move you and your
furniture.'
- The Norfolk Landmark claims Norfolk
as the second cotton market in the United
States, New Orleans alone being ahead of it.
The receipts in Norfolk from the 25th of JAN
uarv to the 9Th of February inclusive, were
36,24O bales being $4,000 more for the same
period than was received at Baltimore, New
York, Philadelphia and Boston combined.
-- Revenue officers, with file of soldiers,
made descent on large illicit distillery
near New York city last week. A complete
destruction of the distillery was effected, and
$4,000 gallons of mash, 20 hogshesds Of mo-
lasses, 45 barrels of rum and one schooner
were seized, aggregating total value of Sl2,-
900.
Governor Woodson, of Missouri, has of:
fered reward of $4,000 piece, dead or alive,
for the men who robbed the railroad train at
Gadshill in that State on the 31st ultimo
In addition to this, the Governor of Kansas
offers reward of $500 and the Post Office
Department $4,000, making an aggregate of
Sl7,500.
- The election in Lucas county, Ohio last
FrIuay5Sr-a- successor to Chief Justice Waite
in the constltutlonar-e~aze resulted in
the election of Gen. Jas. 3. sree1a,au, indie
pendent Democrat, over Barber, regular Ee--
publican. Gen. Steedman was command
ant at the post of Augusta, Ga., during the
days Of reconstruction.
- The ladies in Ohio who have joined in
the crusade against the saloon-keepers, have
some little difficulties to contend with. A sa-
loon keeper in that State recently had timely
warning that the ladies were coming to hold a
prayer meeting in his saloon. He prepared
for their reception by sprinkling red pepper
on the stove, with most disastrous results to
his lady visitors.
-- General Sheridan telegraphs to General
Sherman that the trouble with the Sioux In
dians, which for some past be has been trying
to avoid, seems now to be beyond any peace
able solution. He reports three recent MUIR
ders, and large parties of hostile Indians on
the war-path. Sherman replies by telling
Sheridan that he will be justified in collecting
the most effective force possible and striking
every party of Indians that opposes.
- despatch from Washington says that
4 sub committee of the House committee on
the judiciary have prepared a long report in
favor of the abolition Of the test oath, in all
cases, and will this week present it to full
committee. The temper of the House is in
favor of such legislation. The bill will relieve
pensioners and deputy postmasters from the
exactions of the test oath, and totally Danish
the iron clad oath prescription.
- The legal fee for registering letters,
which was formerly fifteen cents, is now but
eight cents, the change having been ordered
to take effect on the lst of January. In con-
sequence, however, of the neglect of the post
office department to properly notify postpas-
ters of this, a great number ofthem still charge
the old fee 1t is stated that the only notice
given to postmasters in relation to reduced fee
was the publication of an order in the United
subscribers to that journal.
- 1t is related of an aged couple who
lived in Venango county, Pa, that they never
spoke to each other for ten years, except in an
occasional quarrel, although living together
up to the time of the old lady's death, which
occurred on New Years morning, aged about
eighty years. During her last sickness her
husband did not speak to her, but showed
signs of relenting after her death. This pecu-
liar couple raised large family, all of whom
are respected and honored citizens.
- Eight thousand grangers Of the Patrons
of Husbandry were organized last year, &C.
cordinp to the secretary of the National
Grange The treasurer reported $50, 900 to be
on hand In the report of the executive com.
mittee cooperation is warmly commended, and
the members of the order are declared to have
saved SS,OOO,OOO last year by cooperative
stores, agencies and grain elevators. Any
thing like waging war on the railroads of the
country is discountenanced in these reports,
as their interests are one with that of the far
mers.
- The famine in Hindustan has extended
to Nepaul, on the southern slope of Hmala-
vas, whose 100000 of people are already
Strengthened for food. There is no knowing
where the starvation will stop, or how many
of Britain's 100000 Indian subjects will
die before the new crop is gathered. The civil
war in the United States caused the culture
of cotton to be promoted in Hindustan to so
great an extent that in the Western provinces
alone in single year, 1S69O there was 1,OO0,-
900 acres more of cotton cultivated than the
previous year. But every million acres of
cotton more means million acres of grain