Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-06
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affairs" said practical Connecticut girl to
young fellow after be had proposed marriage
to her in long address filled with express
sions Of passionate love.
- Young Splint, NJ. D., accounts for the
smallness of his practice in this way. He
has lost several patients, he says, because his
staunch conservative principles never allow
him to effect a radical cure.
- A widow, being cautioned by her min
lister about flirting, said she knew it was
wrong for maidens and wives to hrt, but the
Bible was her authority. 1t said widows
mite" She was flirting awfully at the last
accounts.
- A man in Nevada, who has been NAM
ed for the Legislature is now practicing for
that position. He can already drink two
quarts of whisky per day, accepts FIVE
hundred dollar bribe without wincing, and
can hurl and inkstand at hat on desk and
knock it off nine times out of ten.
- Judge Blatchford, of the u. S. Circuit
Court, in New York, has decided that vol
untary petitioner in bankruptcy is entitled
to his discharge without showing percentage
of his assets, and without the assent of his
creditors, upon debts contracted prior to JAN
uary l, 1869.
During the quarter ended March 81, there
arrived at New York l2,449 immigrants, in
cluding 1928 males and 4,121 females, 1858
being children. From Germany there were
4,069; England, 3,239; Ireland 2,OS6; Scot
land 6S4; Wales 80; France 535; the rest
representing almost every other nation. They
all represent about 300 different occupations
- Mr.. Beecher, in his sermon last Sun
day, gave notice that one hundred new con-
- yerts would join his church on the next Sab
bath. He said that he would not have men,
toned this except in praise Of the Divine
Master, and as an indication that through
His fatherly care, current events, instead of
driving off those desirous of coming in, had
sanctifed and strengthened the church.
-- Ex-Governor Horatio Seymour is re.
ported as having expressed the opinion that
the Democratic nomination for the Presiden-
cy viii hardly 60 outside a group of four
gentlemen Samuel j. Tilden, Sanford E.
Church. Thomas H. Hendricks and Allen G.
Thurman. Warm and intimate personal
friend as he is of Gov. Tilden's, he is not able
to say whether that gentleman wants the
nomination or not.
- Ex-Gov. English, of Connecticut, who
has just returned from his tour of the South,
says of the people of Texas that "they have
seemingly forgotten that there ever was war,
and from every act and expression I CLEAN
the information that they welcome anybody
who will come here to better their condition,
regardless ofany political association. 1t is
a very rare thing for them to refer to mans
politics not half so much as we in New Eng
land do
- An enthusiastic potato grower has dis
coverd that the esculent can be raised at any
season of the year so cheaply that new potatos
need never be luxury. Salt is the agent that
is to assist in this desirable style Of production,
in and out Of season, and the tuber will come
to the table already seasoned. This is like
feeding sucking pig on brine to flavor the
flesh, plan often resorted to by ancient
Britons. Who says moderns do not know how
to do these things?
"A desperate conflict between lawless men
and civil officers, took place near Wilkes
barre, Pa, last Thursday, in which two of the
latter received severe wounds, one of them
being probably fatally shot. This was fol-
lowed by an assault by the sheriff and posse
of hundred men upon the house occupied
by the desperadoes and barricaded by them,
and after stout fight the house was broken
into and the outlaws overpowered and ar
rested.
"A recent Washington telegram says:
"Ex-Senator and ex-Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury Sawyer, was just after the war in
ternal revenue collector at Charleston. On
leaving that office he was indebted to the gov
ernment some twenty thousand dollars. Re-
peated invitations to settle his deficiency have
been unheeded by Mr.. Sawyer. Suit will
now be brought against his bond to compel
restitution. Mr.. Sawyer, it will be remem-
bcred. belongs to the band of Christian states
men,"
- The Memphis papers say that COM
plants are pouring in from all the surround
ing counties of the fearful destruction of
horses and mules by buffalo gnats. Many
small planters, especially colored ones, are
ruined by having their only horses and mules
killed and being unable to replace them at
a time when they are so badly needed.
The Ledger publishes letter from planter
near Macon, Fayette county, which says not
died during the past three days within ten
miles of that place.
- The over-dressed school girl is attract
ing attention all around The Washing
ton Star responds as follows: "There seems to
be need for the censure by some Of the papers
of the growing tendency to extravaganza Of
dress in school children. by which spirit of
caste in clothes has been introduced into the
school rooms. The thing has gone on until
children whose parents can at best afford
them but very plain dressing, which is always
most proper, are made to feel an inferiority
altogether out of place in our public school
system, which is professedly based on equali-
ty"
- The Chicago Inter. Ocean has been Civ
ing comprehensive reports Of the condition Of
the growing crops. The outlook for winter
wheat in those sections most largely devoted
to the cultivation of this cereal is not encour-
aging. There will be much less than an av-
erage crop, and in many localities less than
half crop. Spring wheat is not yet all sown; :;
but. so far as reported, generally promises
we'll. Oats, rye, barley and clover have suf-
fered to some extent, while the fruit crop,
except apples, will be almost total failure.
The cold weather during the winter, blight
ing winds and the heavy frost of April 10
and II, were the principal damaging causes.
Corn planting has barely begun. The grass
hoppers have made their appearance in Min
nesota, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. In
the latter State they are already devastating
the gardens, while the States subjected to
their ravages last year hope for relief this
season hx the mipration of the pests to other