Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-27
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week, brought over one thousand Chinese.
- The 10th of May is the day observed
throughout the South for decorating the
graves of the Confederate dead.
The price of seat in the San Francisco
Stock Board has gone up from $40, 900 last
year, till $4,000 were offered last week in
vain.
The war is over. Congress has ordered
rifles to be issued to the Clinch rifles, Of Au-
gusta, and the Washington light infantry, Of
Charleston.
- The decline of the Granger movement in
the Northwest is partially attested by its con-
dition in Iowa, where there are seventy-fve
fewer lodges than there were one year ago.
Formerly it was maxim that young
woman should never be married until she had
spun herself set of body, table and bed
linen. From this custom all unmarried wo-
men were termed spinsters.
The Governor Of Massachusetts, has over
ruled the decision Of subordinate militia of.
fcers and granted permission to the Boston
Light Infantry to parade at Charleston, S.
c., as an indication that the people Of Massa-
chusetts are responsive to every loyal and
patriotic sentiment.
Moody, the great revivalist, arrived in
Augusta, Georgia, last Saturday morning,
where he met his wife, who has been spending
the winter in Florida. An effort is making
to have the revivalist remain in the city
few days for the purpose of conducting relg-
ious exercises.
On Monday night of last week, at the
hippodrome in New York, Don Pedro, the
Emperor of Brazil, who is on visit to the
United States, was present, when Mr.. Moody
asserted that not even an emperor can save
his soul without submitting to Christ. This
recalls an anecdote of Peter Cartwright, the
revivalist He was preaching one day, when
General Jackson, entered the church and at
tracted, as Mr.. Cartwright thought, more at
tention than he was entitled to, whereupon
the preacher Justify sang out: "Who cares for
General jackson? He'll 60 to hell as quick
as anybody if he doesn't repent%
One of the most graceful and magnificent
acts done since the war has just been per-
formed by citizen of Rochester, New York,
in presenting a cabinet of minerals, worth
S25,OOO, to the University of Virginia. The
gentleman who made this gift has refused to
let his name be known. 1t had been supposed
at one time that it would be necessary to sub
scribe $4,000 for proper house for the cab
met, and Governor Walker, with others, had
been arranging to have this done, but on
hearing of it., the gentleman who gave the
cabinet, concluded also to give the $15, 600
necessary to build the structure to contain it,
thus raising his entire donation to $4,000.
Notwithstanding the statements of the
Philadelphia journals that only moderate
prices will be charged for hotel accommoda-
tions during the Centennial, the contrary is
the truth, as persons who have lately been
there can testify. Already the hotels have
increased their rates very materially. AS an
instance of their Centennial prices, it may be
stated that Washingtonian, who recently
stopped at the Centennial for a night, was
charged 81 for dinner, lodging and breakfast.
At second-rate hotel he was subsequently
charged 81 per day for the use Of a room
alone, said room being seven by nine apart
ment, located in near proximity to the roof.
If prices have already been advanced like
this, what may not be expected when the big
show is in full operation and the city is crowd
ed with visitors?
Capt Mcdonald, commander Of the IA
nous San Francisco cadets, has camp at
the foot of the San Bruno Mountain in Cali
fornia, and for several months has been train.
ing a company of Indians, including four
squaws and FIVE men. who represent as many
different tribes. Capt. Mcdonald is wealthy
and eccentric, and it is his intention that Cal
ifornia shall exhibit in the great Centennial
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inhabitants of CALIFORNIA; forests. The In.
dians are trained in lightning drill, in war
dances, in the feast of fire, in a ribbon dance,
and in gymnastic feats The squaws, Capt.
Mcdonald thinks, will be able to compete
with any team of marksmen in the world.
At long range distances they have done some
extraordinary shooting. The Indians are to
be in Philadelphia in May. Their costumes
are elaborate and costly.
The.thi annual meeting of the stock
holders in the United States Centennial Ex-
position was held in the Board of Trades
rooms in Philadelphia, recently. The report,
in speaking of the financial condition Of at.
fairs, says: $50 many agencies are in action
drawing the various parts of our preparatory
work to close, that it is impossible to speak
other than approximately of the outlay. We
see no reason to vary the estimate heretofore
made, which was $S,50O,OOO, from the begin
ming to the final winding up. 1t must be
borne in mind that the expenditure incident
to an exhibition on so large scale, can in
advance, only be given conjecturally. The
whole outlay will be provided from the fol-
lowing sources: State Of Pennsylvania, ST.
100000; City of Philadelphia, $1,500,000; !;
concessions, gifts and interest, $500,000 !;
stock subscriptions, s2500,000; appropria-
tions by the United States, Sl,500,000. As
this shows a deficiency of s1,5OO,O0O, that
amount must be supplied from admission
fees"
The recent violent speech of Senator
Boutwell, against the South and Southern men,
is now understood to have had deeper
meaning than was at first attached to it. Mr..
Boutwell,, in that speech, said: "The North
will do we'll to take heed that it trust no man
who was brought up under the influence Of
slavery, controlled by its spirit and domina-
ted by its power, which is not yet extinct"
Secretary Bristow is the, only Southern man
who has been spoken of for President as the
candidate of either party, and this expression
of Mr.. Boutwell, is now understood to have
been levelled at him, and to be a distinct no:
tice that the North will never consent to the
elevation of Southern man to the Presiden-
cy. In this defiant notice, Mr. Boutwell, has,
it is alleged, laid down the ultimatum Of the
Republican party Of the North, and since he
made this speech, many Northern members Of
both Houses, who have never indulged in the
violent public utterances which come from