Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-01-28
Sfraps aud farts.

school class: "Our dogs dead. 1 bet the
angels was scared when they seen him coming
up the walk. He's cross to strangers
"A London gentleman has issued propo-
sails for the formation of fund in order to
carry the gospel into houses by means of
patchwork quilts, the quilts to be formed of
patches, each containing a text of Scripture
printed in indellible ink.
james Jefries, conservative member
of the Louisiana Legislature, has commenced
suit for damages against Sheridan ct al for
interfering with his rights in ejecting him
from aplace where he was pursuing his law
full business"
- Some young men in Vienna, Austria,
have formed matrimonial league. Every
member of the league must be the son of man
ofproperty and must pledge himself to marry
a poor girl = one who has neither dowery nor
expectations, and must forfeit 10000 horins
if he violates the pledge.
-- The commercial review of the past year
shows that in regard to the exports and i'm
ports, we had an advantage both ways. For
the whole country, the figures show that our
exports in 1884, exceeded those of the pre-
vious year by s45,OOO,0OO, and our imports
decreased s6S,0OO,OOO, which gave US help
ofsl13,ooO,Ooo. This is happy result.
- In the election for President in 1876
the thirty-seven States of the Union will
choose 366 electors. Those States in which
slavery lately existed will choose 1873 of them.
The New England States, together with New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, will
choose 113, and the twelve States lying west
of the Ohio, in which slavery did not exist,
will choose the remaining lis.
The leading Liberal Republicans of
New York have had several consultations
lately, and resolved that the organization be
maintained. 1t was asserted however, that
the Democracy throughout the State has been
apparently inclined to greater independence
since the election, and has been less willing to
concede anything to the Liberals, while the
Republicans are disposed to treat them with
more consideration.
- The German Democratic central, execu-
tive and general committees of New York
city held meeting Friday, at which a num-
Der Of resolutions were passed denouncing the
President and Cabinet for violations Of the
constitution by the military Interference in
Louisiana. They denounce, in strong Ian
guage, Sheridan's dispatches in which he calls
large portion of the people of Louisiana
bauditti aud asks for authority to try them
by military law. They also demand his dis
missal from the service.
The New York Herald, of Sunday, says
"Col. Delsny, who ran as lieutenant-governor
on the Green ticket, against the Cham berlain
party in South Carolina last November, was
among the visitors at the mayors Office during
the day. The colonel, who is black, is an
eloquent speaker, and stumped the State dur
ing the campaign. He had quite long chat
with the mayor and Col. Harrison about the
condition of the South, and stated that he in
tended soon to deliver an address in this city
on the South for the enlightenment of the
Nothern mind. The colonel was a missionary
in Africa fifteen years ago, and served during
the war in regiment which went from this
State"
The report Of the Massachusetts board
of education shows that sixty thousand chill
dren in that State are growing up IN ignorance.
That is about one-ffth of the whole number
of children between FIVE and fifteen. This is
fearful exhibit in so popular section,
where private instruction is so easy of access,
and where the public schools provide amply
for all. One reason of the amount of igno-
rance in Massachusetts is the demand made by
factories on youthful labor, the scantiness of
wages in manufacturing towns, and the necessi-
ty of all the members doing something for the
support of the family The remedy for the
evil, according to the Boston Post, lies in a
stringent factory act and law for compulso-
ry education.
The following statistics ofthe production
and consumption of paper are furnished by a
Vienna journal: 1t appears that there are
5000 paper manufacturers in the world, en-
ploying $4,000 men and 10000 women, be-
sides the 10000 employed in the rag trade
1,S09,O00,000 pounds Of paper are produced
annually. One-halfis used in printing, sixth
for writing, and the remainder for packing
and other purposes The United States aver
ages II pounds per head, an Englshman con.
sumes III pounds, German 8 pounds, a
Frenchman pounds, an Italian 81 pounds, a
Spaniard II pounds, and Russian only
pound annually on an average. This would
indicate that the Americans are the most ex-
tensive reading people in the world.
- The Palace Hotel, in San Francisco,
which is to be ready for occupancy by Septem-
ber, is an immense establishment. 1t is seven
stories high, built of brick, iron and stone.
Twenty-sx hundred tons of iron were used in
its construction and 100000 bricks. There
are 755 rooms for guests in the hotel, and it is
intended to furnish accommodation for 1900
persons. The ventilation embraces 2,042 dis
tinct fues, laid in the walls and ascending
to the roof Thirteen hundred persons were
employed on the building at one time, 1000
gas lights being required for the night force.
The hotel was erected by Mr.. w. G. Ralston,
president of the Bank Of California, and Mr..
Sharon, the Republican senator from Nevada.
The cost for the ground, building and furni-
ture is s3,2500O0.
II The Boston Post, of the 10Th instant,
says: "The Washington Light Infantry of
Charleston, S. c., propose to hold a fair in that
city on the 1st of February, for the relief of
the widows and orphans of their deceased
members, and they solicit the aid of military
friends and others in the different States, in
accomplishing their benevolent purpose, A
direct appeal has been made to the military
of this city, and a meeting will be held this
evening, January 10, at the armory Of the
Boston Light Dragons, Boylston Hall, at Z!
o'clock, to consider the subject of having a
Boston table" at the fair, as evidence of the
sympathy of the militia in this State with
their brother soldiers of Charleston. It is
hoped that this meeting will be fully attended,
and measures adopted indicative of the gen.
erosity Of the militia of Massachusetts,"
- 1t seems that the United States is not
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