Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-11-04

- Eng land is importing calicoes from the
United States. So say the English papers
and they remark that the goods are finer and
better than those made at Manchester.
- American brooms, from their superior
make and finish, have attracted attention in
Europe, and heavy shipments of the article
are now made to Eng gland and Germany.
The business at present is remarkably good.
- At the Democratic procession at Aber-
deem, Miss, last week, 1000 mounted voters
of Monroe county were in line, including 400
colored men. and at Holly Springs, the next
day, 1000 colored voters marched in Dem
ocratic procession.
- Nine million eggs of the California
salmon have been shipped from the United
States Matching house, on the McCloud river,
California, to the fish commissioners of the
various States, to be Matched out and planted
in appropriate waters.
- An officer of the regular army laughed
at timid woman because she was alarmed
at the noise of the cannon when salute
was fired. He subsequently married that
timid woman, and six months afterward he
took off his boots in the hall when he came
home late at night.
- A gentleman in Washington on taml-
liar terms with the President, in the course
of conversation the other day, said MARX
nv words, Gen. Grant will, by some means
or other, before the end of next spring, be be-
fore the country as a Presidential candidate on
hard money and non-sectaran school plat
form, and the Republican convention will be
compelled to take him up
- The other day Vicksburg wife went
into the country on visit, without saying
anything to or leaving word for her husband.
He was uneasy on returning home, and made
inquiries among the neighbors. "Gone =
misssing!" exclaimed one woman; "why, |
should think you'd be uneasy about her" 81
am" he replied, wearing sorrowful look, 'efor
some one has got to split the wood to get
breakfast with !"-N Nicksburg Herald.
"A lady who has had considerable ex-
perience in treating diphtheria, recommends
the following recipe, which she says has new
er been known to fail to effect complete
cure, even in the most malignant cases. Take
as much of the bark of alder root as can be
grasped between the fore6nger and thumb,
same, quantity of dogwood and persimmon
root bark, and one ounce alum. Boil down
in pint of strong vinegar to half a pint.
Before cooling, add three tablespoontuls cold
water. Sweeten with honey. Use as gar
gle.
"A Vicksburg wife informed her hus-
band the other morning that she was work
ing herself into the grave for the want of a
hired girl, and as he went out she leaned
back and fell to weeping. The children we're
making a noise in the hall as he passed out,
and he called out: "You want to stop this
racket. Your mother won't live week,
and when you get stepmother here next
spring she won't put up with any such fool
ing!" When he came home to dinner his
wife met him with smile, and said: "lsn't
ours cozy home, Richard, with only our
own little family to look after"
- 1t is stated in a circular published by
Dun & Co.'S Mercantile Agency on the 10th
ultimo, that the business failures in the
United States from January to September
80 of the present year have amounted to 1884,
with total liability of s131 III, 900. A
comparative statement shows that the failures
for similar period in 1874 amouted to Sl16,-
$4,000, in 1878 to Sill, ,374.0OO, and in
1872 to S90,794,000. Of the failures this
year, South Carolina is charged with llS,
aggregating liability of S2,554,5l8. In
Georgia, during the same time, there were
1913 failures with s4,318,43O of liability; in
North Carolina IA failures with S67l ,429
liability, and in Florida IL failures with S241,-
500 liability.
- The New York Herald pronounces the
Moody and Sankey meetings phenomenon,
and acknowledges its inability to account for
the attractions which draw immense crowds.
Moodys sermons and Sankey's songs are not
different from the sermons and the songs to
be heard in hundreds of churches in New
York and Brooklyn, while the sermons are
far inferior to those of the average New York
preacher. They contain nothing new, the
Herald, says, while they are destitute OF pol
ish, show no theological training, and are in
NJ sense learned or able discourses, such as
Hall, Storrs, Beecher and many Others pro-
duce. But still the people crowd to hear the
preacher, and there is an awakening in
the community on the subject of religion.
The Herald gives it up. 1t can not account
for it.
An interesting fact is mentioned by the
Cincinnati Gazette in connection with the loss
and estimation of fractional currency as as
certaued from the Treasury Department 6g-
ures. 1t is we'll known that the Government
is really the gamer by large amount by the
disappearance of small notes and currency,
but the figures regarding the three and five
cent issues of fractional currency, when it is
remembered how many of them are required
to make dollar, are particularly interesting.
The issues of these notes by the Government
ceased in April, 1862 at which time there
had been issued s6O2 900 of the denomination
Of three cents, and So, 100000 of the five cent
series, and although over six years have elaps-
ed there are still outstanding S92, 900 in three
cent notes and over s1,870000 of the five
cent ISSUE
- The fact that several important sewing
machine patents are about to expire has led
to the impression that the price of the ma
porter of the New York Tribune, however,
has interviewed the leading companies and
ascertained that such will not be the case.
The number of patents relating to sewing ma
chine interests is large. Some have expired,
and others are nearing the end of the term
for which they have been issued. Neverthe-
less there is a sufficient number of new pat
ents being granted from time to time to more
than counterbalance those that lapse. Inven
tors are continually discovering improve
ments, and those of any value are caught up
by the great companies, because they can
afford to pay the highest price for such pat
ents. Theimprovements generally are made
by the workmen in different factories.
- The will of Isaac NJ. Singer, the dead