Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-05-25
Straps aud fatts.
Coffee plants are growing in Florida.

quarters, quarterly.
"A Republican paper in Florida has hoisted
the names Of Blaine for President, and Cover
nor Chamberlain, of South Carolina, for Vice
President.
An extraordinary 6re-proof suit has been
invented by Swede. Encased in it, he goes
into the hottest fire, and even sits down upon
bed of live Goals.
"A poor shoemaker at Mort, in France,
is the father of forty-fve children, all of whom
are still living. Each of his three successive
wives presented him with fifteen children.
Lace is what ruf1es the men nowadays,
says an exchange. You are wrong. Lace
ruf1es the women as usual. 1t is paying for
it that ruffles the men.
Philadelphia is counting on million Wis
itors on the Fourth of July. A cargo of half
million flag poles was received from Canada
a few days since.
The St. Louis folks have subscribed $780,.
900 for the reception and entertainment Of
the delegates to the Democratic National Con-
vention there next month. That's hospitali-
ty for you.
AN Irishman being tried for assault and
battery in Virginia City, Nevada, when asked
by Judge Knox if he had anything to say by
way of defense, replied: "Well, your honor, 1
saw but little of the fight, as was underneath
most of the time"
The Legislature of Georgia was the first
legislative body in the world that passed an
act prohibiting the slave trade. For doing
this the people Of Massachusetts, howled until
they were hoarse, because rebel State was
interfering with her commerce.
"A Wyoming jury, composed Of seven men
and FIVE women, were shut up for two days
and two nights, and yet they couldn't agree
1t is said if they had remained out for seven
teen years there would have been no verdict,
as the five women talked the seven men deaf
the first six hours.
- The English New Testament Revision
Committee have struck out as spurious the
last seven verses of the last chapter of St.
Mark. They have also struck out, as being a
false Interpolation, a verse in one of the Epis-
ties which is frequently quoted as a proof Of
the doctrine Of the Trinity.
Every year we hear the complaint that
worms destroy squashes, cucumbers and 9TH
er vegetables. A gentleman informs US that
an ounce of saltpetre put into pail Of wa
ter and sprinkled over the plants, or ring
made around them with the finger or stick,
and the water poured into it, is a sure pre-
ventive. 1t is cheap and easy remedy.
The postofice authorities have issued a
caution informing the public that they must
not enclose coin or jewelry in letters, either
ordinary or registered, which are sent to any
foreign country in the postal union. The
Berne International postal treaty excludes
from the mails all letters that contain such
enclosures.
The United States troops stationed at
Port Gibson, Miss, volunteered as 6remen at
a recent fire, and through their efforts
the city escaped general conAagration.
The people were so pleased with their conduct
that they held public meeting, adopted reso
lutions of high regard, and invited them to
picnic.
The Kentucky Republican State Conven-
ton, in session last week at Louisville, de-
clares opposition to national banks and in
favor of a speedy return to the money OF the
constitution-gold and silver. Benjamin 81.
Bristow was unanimously declared as the
choice Of the Kentucky Republicans for Pres
ident.
-Four burglars stole 1890 of widow
in Oakland, CAL, the other night, and her
son.in.law shot two of them, captured third
and recovered all the money. When asked
why he treated his mother-in-law in that way,
he excused himself by saying that "the old
woman was rather weakly and he thought the
money had better remain in the family"
- Returns show the following disbursements
of silver under the recent law: Washington,
$4,000; New York, $1,875,000; Boston,
sS45OOO; Baltimore, 100000; Charleston,
$4,000; San Francisco; So 900; New Orleans,
s115OOO; Chicago, S277,0O0; St. Louis,
$4,000; Buffalo, s90,000; Pittsburg, $114,-
OOO-total, $4,2z4O0O.
In Algeria there is river CT genuine ink.
1t is formed by the union of two streams, one
coming from a region of ferruginous soil, the
other draining peat swamp. The water Of
the former is strongly impreguated with iron,
that ofthe latter with gallic acid. When the
two waters mingle, the acid of the one unites
with the iron ofthe other, forming true ink.
He was smoking on 8 car where there
were ladies. A lady took out her purse, got
ten cents, and handed it to the smoker.
"What's this for ?" said he. "It's to buy you
good cigar when you smoke in the presence
of ladies'" He threw the cigar out of the
window, the scrip in the lady's lap, jerked
the strap, and jumped out.
Mr.. James Belk, of Union county, N. G..
died on the 9Th instant, at the advanced age of
Ill years. months and day. He was prob
ably the oldest man in the State. At the
Centennial celebration in Charlotte on the
10th of last May, the old gentleman, seated on
the speakers platform, was chief attraction
on that occasion. His descendants number
554
A shocking case of religious insanity is
reported from Walton, Delaware county, N.
Y. A man named A. Barton, giving liter
al Interpretation to the Scripture, eff thy
right hand offend thee, cut it off" laid his
bare arm on workbench, and, with an axe,
commenced at the shoulder and cut his arm
by repeated and terrible blows, into sections
of three. quarters of an inch apart.
President Grant made this remark to
Senator, recently: "In less than ten months,
my term -of Office will expire, and shall
again be private citizen. count the inter
vening days with the same pleasure that I
used, when in the graduating class at West
Point, to count the days that must pass be-
fore would receive my diploma and leave
the Academy"
Ex-Governor R. B. Bullock, of Georgia,
was recently arrested at Albion, N. Y, and
brought back to Atlanta under requisition
from Governor Smith, after an absence of
Gua ,roara He uas arrested under old in