Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-10-21

largest and finest structure Of the kind in
Germany, has been totally destroyed by fire.
The loss is stated at 100000.
ally spent for alcoholic drinks in Great
British. Of this sum more than one-half is
spent by the laboring classes.
- John Chinaman's method of warfare is
slow, if not sure. The troops who started from
Pekin for their western frontier three years
ago to repress Yakoob Khan, happening to
get out of provisions en- route, stopped to sup
ply themselves by planting grain, and are
now awaiting the harvest
- The people of Galveston have made
the pleasing discovery that the recent flood
may turn out to be anything but calamity.
The waves washed out the harbor, and the
channel over the bar was deepened to fourteen
feet, so that the Liverpool steamers now come
directly to the wharves for the first time in
the city's history.
- The test cases in the United States Cir
cult Court against Richmond (Va. merchants,
for failure to stamp bank checks, went against
the government on the ruling of Judge Bond
that the jury, in order to convict, must be sat-
is6ed that the defendants intended to defraud
the government of the revenue. All similar
suits were thereupon dismissed.
- In his address at the Christian county,
KY, fair last week, Jefferson Davis incidental
ly said: II am steering as clear as l can of
all political questions. have shaken hands
with politics. If politics have gone to the
dogs, give them to the dogs" He dwelt
for long time on the currency question, his
views harmonizing fully with those of the
Democrats as set forth in Ohio.
- Contrary TO expectation, the percentage
Of increase in the receipts of the Post Office
Department for the last fiscal year, was but
about one and half perce cent. The usual per-
centage yearly has been about five per cent.
As the statement just published shows an ex.
cess of expenditures over receipts amounting
to the snug little sum of S6,000,000, it is
evident that it will be some time before the
department will be able to support itself.
- 1t is not long since Schuyler Colfax was
Vice. President of the United States Since
that period his name has been gradually dis.
appearing ffom public observation, but lately
it has given faint twinkle in the following
announcement: "Hon. Schuyler Colfax is
to be one of the judges at a baby show to be
held at Niles, Michigan" For 6rst-class
statesman this Is finale!
- According to the official statistics, only
9,349 immigrants landed at New York last
month"; falling off Off ,O3O as compared with
the month of September, 1874. If this de-
craese continues, the people of the United
States will soon have to depend upon their
own resources in populating the country. A
singular fact in last months report is that
England furnished more emigrants than any
other country.
The fortunate financial condition of
France is illustrated by statement by NJ
Leon Say, minister of finance, that on recent
ly announcing an issue of FIVE per cent. treas.
ury bonds, repayable in five years, there was
such a demand that he had to stop the process
in order to keep within the limit fixed by the
law. He had lowered the interest to four and
half per cent, and the demand, though
slackened, had not stopped.
- The New York Tribune discusses the
question, "Why has the business of insuring
lives fallen OFF," The main reason is believed
to be the general depression of nearly all mer.
camille and professional enterprises. Among
the minor causes it is alledged that there is
disappointment among the people who have
been deceived by the false promises and pros
poets held out by the canvassing agents. The
disgust of men who have suffered their policies
to lapse is said to have been communicated
to the general public.
- Col: Thomas Jefferson Randolph, the
grandson and literary executor of Thomas
Jefferson, died at Edge Hill" his estate, in
Albemarle County, Va, on Thursday last, in
the 84th year of his age. Deceased was the
son of Governor Thomas Mann Randolph and
Martha Randolph, daughter of Thomas JEFF.
ferson,) and was born in the county of Abe.
marie on the 18th of September, 1892 Most
of the years of his boy hood and early man.
hood were spent at Monticello, in the COM
pany of his grandfather, who superintended
his education and bestowed upon him his
fullest affections.
"A recent suicide in Indiana has furnished
the insurance companies pretty good excuse
for their clause Withholding the payment of
policy in such case. w. S. Wood, bank
president, who had forged paper and other
wise involved himself, went to indianapolis,
visited two or three agencies, effected life in
surance to the amount of several thousand
dollars and was dead with opium in twenty.
four hours. Mr.. Wood left letter, which is
curious instance of the mixing up of moral
principle, which led him to provide for his
own family, no matter to what extent he cheat.
ed the insurance companies. After enumera.
ting his last efforts to get insurance, he says
81 have always felt that it was my greatest
duty to provide for my family, and have, at
this short notice, no other way to do so than
to resort to the insurance companies, and to
ask of them all their kindest charities and not
to leave my little ones poor, starving and
wretched."
- A New York letter says: "The seve-
rest pinch is felt among literary men and
artists. With regard to the former, it may be
said there never were so many editors, book
makers, and reporters out Of employment as
at present. 1t is sad to contemplate this fea-
ture in the world of letters, but it is inevitable.
The press in this city has suffered vastly more
in proportion than that of other Districts and
there is but little immediate prospect of i'm
provement. To refer to artists it may be said
that photography is so Improbable that the
grandest establishments are almost bankrupt
One of the Broadway galleries was brought
into notice few weeks ago by the suicide of
the brother of the proprietor (Fredericks)
because of business difficulties. Another sim.
liar establishment was carried on by Bogar-
dus He commenced in small way near
Washington Market, and did a good business
in picturing the Jersey farmers and their
families. His ambition led him into q splen: