Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-20
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lately, youth cried out: Are you the Mary
that had the little lamb? No, was the reply,
hut your mother was the woman that had a
little jackass.
- The sum total realized for the rental of
pews in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, includ-
ing premiums, during the present year, is ST.
165. This is probably the largest revenue
from pews of any church in the world. Mr..
Beecher's salary is $4,000 a year.
-- The Supreme Court of Louisiana has
given judgment, with $4,000 damages,
against Samuel Hastings, a druggist, whose
clerk made mistake in preparing prescrip-
tion and which caused the death of Mrs. Nc
Cubbin.
- A patent has been taken out for an
invention by which it is claimed that glass can
he used as building material for house fronts,
floors or pavements, superior to marble in
durability and economy. 1t may be made
plain or variegated, and its colors are indies
tructible.
- The subcommittee of the National
Grange are travelling around the Western
cities to find a suitable location for the per-
manent headquarters and officers, it having
been decided at the last meeting that they
shall be removed from Washington. The
new location must be either in Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky or Tennessee
- A despatch from St. Joseph, Missouri,
May IA, says: During the last four days the
grasshopper plague has assumed an alarming
aspect. The weather has brought these pests
out in full force, and farms in the neghbor-
hood are black with them. They are doing
terrible damage to the wheat and oat crops,
as we'll as the gardens Discouraging reports
are coming in from all parts of the country.
- A fellow in Kentucky ran away with a
farmers daughter and horse, and was hotly
pursued. The farmer got within close range,
and fourished a revolver Don't shoot, for
Heavens sake p shouted the lover 81 WON'T"
was the reply, "cause I'm afeared I'll hit the
hoss. Just leave the hoss and take the GAL"
That compromise was accepted by the young
folks, who walked on to a preachers house,
and the father rode home on his horse
The needle,gun, with which it was the
fashion to say Sadowa and Sedan were won,
has already been supplanted in the Prussian
service by the Mauser rifle. This weapon is
being manufactured for the government by
private parties, and the contracts have nearly
all been filled ahead of time, 80 that the troops
will he entirely supplied with it before the fall
maneuvres. The field artillery is also being
changed throughout for guns of improved pat
tern.
- The Philadelphia North american says:
money is in such abundance in the banks
and fiscal institutions, and in the hands of
all engaged in discounting, that the demand
is far below the offerings. Money for loana
BILE purposes is in fact drug in consequence of
the total absence of enterprise. Much as has
been said heretofore on the subject, the sur
plus which is greater than ever, shows that
the expected recovery of business activity has
not yet set in"
- The carpet-bag element is said to look
askance at the new attorney general. The
fact of his Demoractic antecedents and the
rumor Of his Conservative opinions and ten
denotes, are regarded by the "Southern Re-
publicans' as bodng them no good. Some
of them make no bones of saying that the
party can only be run at the South upon the
Williams plan, and that the certain result Of
a change of policy will be the loss Of every
Southern vote in the electoral college next
year.
- A young man with speculative optic,
called at an insurance office in Indianapolis,
the other day, and asked what policy on his
mothers life for $4,000 would cost. He ex-
planned that he had bought some real es-
tate, and that as future payments would
crowd him some, he thought to realize enough
on the old lady's death, as she could not live
long. to help him out. The insurance man
advised him not to stop at any half measures,
but secure the old lady's skeleton as we'll and
dispose of it to one of the medical colleges.
-- The day fixed for the opening of the
Centennial exhibition is May 10, 1876-just
one year off: The buildings will be ready
for the reception of goods by the close of 1875,
when, by contract, all the buildings must be
completed Oflate the prospects of the suc-
cess Of the exhibition have frightened visibly.
Some Of the European governments, that at
first hung back, are now actively enlisted in
the matter; and, in the case of Great Britain,
the request has already come for more space
for her goods than had at first been allotted.
The campaign of Secretary Bristow
against the whisky ring, which had been Sc
cretly conducted for several months, culmina-
ted on Monday of last week in the complete
surprise and capture of thirty-two of the larg-
est and most extensive distilleries in several
of the Western cities. The value Of the prop
erty taken possession of, exclusive Of the stock
ofgran and highwines on hand, in which there
are great quantities in some Of the establish
ments seized, is at least 100000. Suits will
be entered at once against all the parties de-
tected in violating the revenue laws.
- An auction sale of bonds and stocks, to
close an estate, held at New York last week,
is of some interest, as showing the enormous
value of certain corporate shares that are not
usually dealt in at the Stock Exchange. Thus,
Is shares (par value 800 each,) Of the New
York Life Insurance and Trust Company,
sold at s405 each 10 shares New York Gas
light Company, (s1OO each,) s152!@$l53; !;
Is shares Manhattan Gaslight Company, $3.50
each,) s3Ol 10 shares Greenwich Insurance
Company, (S25 each,) s3l6; 25 shares Peter
Cooper Fire Insurance Company, (920 each,)
S20S!; 80 shares Park Bank, (Sl00 each,)
s150@s151.
The release from carpet-bag misrule
seems to have inspired the people of Arkan-
sas with fresh courage, and as consequence
there is much more cheerful tone in refer
ence to agriculture and trade. The Little
Rock Gazette of a recent date says: "Never
in the history of Arkansas were there such
signs of industry and improvement. From
every county in the State we have the most
cheering news. More wheat has been sown
and looks in better condition than ever before
known. More new ground has been put up-
der fence, more new fencing made, more farm
improvements and more industry displayed,
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