Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-02-18
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Oniteu oCates now mas tWenty-seven colleges
and universities, sixty academies and semina-
ries-the whole valued at 81, 100000 exclusive
fthree theological seminaries.
- Three sisters of Debuque are so set in
their temperance principles, that they make
the hired girl smell the breath of every young
gentleman caller and report the result before
admittance to the parlor can be obtained.
They say their armies are on "peace
footing" in Europe when they have 250,00O
men in the Austro-Hungarian army, 100000
in the Russian army, 100000 in the French
army and 100000 in the Prussian army.
- A constant reader" of the New York
Herald proposes to contribute 81 toward a
fund of 100000 to induce President Grant
to resign. He thinks thousands of other per-
sons In New York alone will join him.
- Collectors have been instructed by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue to strictly
enforce the law in relation to the two cent
stamps on checks, drafts or orders. The
penalty is $50 for each such paper not prop
erly stamped and effectually cancelled.
The annual circular of Dun, Barlow &
Co., issued in New York on Friday, states the
number of failures throughout the country
last year at $3.50, against 5,1S3 in 1878,
4,O69 in 1872, and 1915 in 1871-total lia-
bilites of the failures last year, S155, ,2390 900,
against 1928, 100000 in 1873, S121, ,O56,0OO
in 1872, sS5,252,0OO in 1871.
- Governor Ingersoll, of Connecticut,
has appointed William w. Eaton, of Hartford,
to fill the vacancy in the United States Senate,
caused by Senator Buckinghams death. Mr..
Eaton is senatorelect from Connecticut, and
would have been senator after the 4th Of
March without this appointment. He is q
States Rights Democrat of the strictest school,
- In France a man, awakened in the
night by thieves in his house, called for assis-
tance so Justify, that his neighbors came
from every side. Those from one side, in the
obscurity, opened fire on those from the
other side, and the compliment was reciprocal
ted so effectively, that four persons we're 50
wounded as to endanger their lives. Natural
ly the thieves escaped.
Gov. Chamberlain, of South Carolina,
is winning golden opinions from all sorts of
people for his just and able course in that
State. Everything seem to be going on we'll
there under his management, and the Conser-
vative people are giving him their hearty
support. This is the true road to reconstruc-
ton and peace after all.-Richmond Enquirer
(Dem)
- The New York Erpress calls attention
to several facts to prove that diphtheria is not
new disease, as most people suppose, and re-
minds its readers that Washington is sup
posed to have died of the malady. The letters
of Walpole show that disease very similar to
it, if not exactly the same, was an epidemic
among certain of the English nobility as early
as the middle of the eighteenth century.
Only three months have elapsed since
the election for Congressman for the term to
commence on the 4th of March next. Since
then three Of the members elect have died.
John w. Head, of Tennessee, Garnett Nc
MILAN, of Georgia, and Augustus F. Allen, of
New York, are the unfortunate ones. The
vacancies in Tennessee and Georgia will be
filled by Democrats, but, in the New York
district there is some doubt.
-A A Missouri legislator hearing that
number of his constituents were about to
present him with seven hundred dollars
worth Of plate, was so conscientious and high.
minded as to refuse the gift in letter conclu-
ding as follows: 81 am, and always have been
opposed to public disp plays to officials in the
way of presents, addresses, &c. If you have
concluded to do anything Of the kind give it
to my wife,"
- Mrs. Dowden, whorecently died in New
York, made a singular request on her death
bed. She was passionately fond Of dancing,
and her death was hastened by an over indul-
gence in that amusement. When she realized
that she was about to die, she requested that
her remains might be laid out on board in.
stead Of in coffin, and that she should be
dressed in her new ball dress of fesh-colored
satin, with white slippers. She also asked
that fashionable hair-dresser should be em-
ployed to dress her hair in the latest style,
and that her head should be turned to one side
after death to show the hair to advantage.
Her desire was complied with, excepting that
casket was substituted for the board.
- The death is announced at Jackson
Vile, Ohio, of a centenaran named George
Wilson, who was born in England in Its.
When quite young he enlisted and was as
signed to the regiment of which Wellington,
then unknown to fame, was major. In 1894
he served in the low countries, and was in the
memorable retreat from Bremen. Two years
later he was fighting Tippoo Sahib in India,
and served through the Mahratta wars of
1901, 1902 and 1903. Subsequently ordered
to Europe, he was at the battle of Kioge, in
1907, and went to Portugal in 1903, where he
took part in the battle of Vimeira. He was
at the defeat Of Marshal Soult in 1906 and
later at Talavera, and with Packenham before
New Orleans. After the last-named engage
ment he refused to re-enlist, and, making his
way to GAINESVILLE, he renamed there till the
end of his very long life.
The result of the subscription to the
loan recently put on the market by the City
of Paris, was quite remarkable as financial
success. The city asked the French people
for 25O0OO,0OO francs, and they responded
with forty-two times that amount, in all lO,-
500000000 francs, or twice as much as they
paid to Germany in the form of war indem-
nity. In our money this subscription would
amount to about 81, 2,100,00O,000, or a little
promptness with which so vast sum was ten
dered not only showed the ability of the
people, but was even more decided testimony
of their faith in the Republic, and their will
ingness to give it moneyed support. The
rapidty with which the French nation has
recovered from the effects of its almost subju-
CATION by Germany is one of the marvels of
the age, and has only been rendered possible
by the intense patriotism of the people.
- On Monday of last week, apetition was
presented in the House of Representatives by
General Butler and was referred to the COM
mittee on the revision of the laws. 1t is in
German and English. The petitioners desire