Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

- California crop prospects are SAID TO ex-
ceed those ofany previous year.
A medical school for colored students has
been opened in New Orleans.
POSTMASTER General Cresswell will
probably be appointed minister to Austria
-Rev. Mr.. Shrives and wife we're struck by
lightning and instantly killed at Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs, Va, last Thursday
The Astors own 1860 houses in New York
city. VIM. B. Astor, the senior Of the fami-
ly, is worth s45,OOO,0O0
Postmaster General Cresswell has ten
dered his resignation, which was accepted by
the President. Eugene Hale, of Maine, has
been appointed as his successor.
-C Crops in South and Western Kentucky
are suffering severely from the long continued
drouth. Only very slight rains have fallen
for two months.
The Indians in the vicinity of fDodge City,
Kansas, are reported to have assumed hos
tile altitude, and are numbering the citizens
and depredating upon their property.
"A full bench of the Supreme Court of
Massachusetts decides adversely to women
acting as members of the public school board.
Only by act of the legislature can they be
made eligible to that office.
K COL Bristow, the new Secretary of the
Treasury, has refused to accept pair OF hor-
ses and a carriage, which friend wished to
present him after his appointment to posi-
ton in the Cabinet.
- The long contest in Rhode Island over
the election of United States Senator was
temporarily suspended last Thursday by the
adjournment of the legislature until January
next.
The correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian estimates the total cotton supply OF
Europe in 1874 at 5,450,000 bales. Of this
estimate, 2,85O,OOO are American 100000
East Indian, and 100000 Egyptian and
other kinds.
- The Director of the Mint states that the
heavy shipment of gold abroad to meet the
hig gh rate of exchange has ceased somewhat.
Only fifteen million dollars in gold has gone
out of the country for this purpose quite re-
Gently.
- President Grant visited White Sulphur
Springs, Va, last week. AtStaunton he was
met by two thousand persons, and was receiv-
ed by the mayor and cheered by the people.
The band of the old Stonewall brigade play
ed several airs while the cars remained.
"A new political organization, known as
the White League, has been started in Lou
isiana. Several white Republicans are report
ed to have joined it, and the line is so closely
drawn that they must either join the new par
ty or take their chance with the negroes.
Since the enactment of the new currency
law information is eagerly sought respecting
the allotment of circulation for the Territories
and Western and Southern States. There
seems to be every indication that capital in
these sections is ready to be invested in nation
al banks as fast as circulation can be granted.
Another death from hydrophobia occur
red in New York last Friday. VIM. McCor-
mick, butcher, was bitten by small dog a
month ago, but the wound soon healed and no
more was thought of it until Monday, when
symptoms of hydrophobia appeared, and on
the following Friday he died in great agony.
- There is nothing especially new in the
fashions Everybody has their summer outfit,
and bonnets have given way to round hats.
The long apron front is generally adopted in
the overskirt line, and there is considerable
looping and "bunching up" behind. Even
ing dresses are made with a demi-train' and
are by no means as scant as they were during
the winter season.
In the circuit court at New Orleans, on
Saturday, in the proceedings for new trial
and arrest of judgment in the Grant parish or