Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-11

the Patent office building report unanimously
that it was the work of an incendiary.
- The Russian grain crop falls far short Of
what was anticipated from it. 1t is disap-
pointing both in quality and quantity. The
wet weather in August, and the scarcity OF
labor, cause the short crop.
Texas has 1,75O,O0O people, and Louis
lana only about 100000. When the war en-.
ded, Louisiana was the more populous State
of the two. Three years from now Texas ex-
poets to have twenty Congressman.
Little Mac" is awakening an immense
enthusiasm in New Jersey. Thirty thousand
people turned out to greet him at Newark.
1t begins to look very much as though the gu
bernatorial campaign will be walk over for
Mcclellan.
Rev. DR.. E. T. Baird, ex-Secretary of the
Presbyterian Board of Publication, under
Indictment at Richmond, Va, on the charge
of embezzling the funds of the board, has re-
turned from Canada and surrendered him
self to the authorities. He states that he had
no knowledge of the indictment until quite re.
Gently.
- The success, so far, of the Mofet liquor
punch in Virginia, is leading to a newspaper
discussion of the advisability of adopting it
in other States. The Chicago Tribune has
figured up the revenue which the instrument
would bring into the Illinois State treasury at
$2,S20,000-s larger revenue than the State
has now, and one that would obviate all other
taxation for State purposes. The revenue to
Chicago alone would be 81, 100000.
- The ballot is said to haye produced one
almost incredible effect upon the women OF
Wyoming. 1t is averred that some of them
actually declare themselves older than they
really are, in order to get a chance to vote.
A contemporary considers it proboble that
Wyoming is the only place on earth where
such a thing ever happened. The fascina.
ton of politics upon the human mind never
had more striking illustration.
There was recently on exhibition in
store on Dupont street, San Francisco,
mammoth clusier of grapes from the great
grape vine of Santa Barbara. This cluster
weighs 125 pounds, is six feet in circumfer-
ence and three feet long. The vine from
which this was cut is sixteen years old, and
produces annually 10000 to 10000 pounds
of grapes This is probably the largest
bunch of grapes ever known.
- The Baptists of Chicago are making
move to expurgate Solomon's song from our
Bible. At a recent meeting of the association,
it was generally agreed that the effort to in
terpret it as an allegory of the love of Christ
for His church was unsuccessful. DR.. Owen
noted its resemblance to the songs of Zend
Avesta. Prof Maimon of the chair of He
brew in the theological seminary, did not
think Solomon wrote the song, and that it
was simply picture of conjugal love.
The Knoxville Tribune says the state of
the average Radical mind was we'll illustrated
by the salubrious patriot who was found re-
Gently affectionately cultivating the friendly
acquaintance of a lamp post, and enlivened
the scene with shouts of" 'Rah (hic) for Grant.
'Rah for Zach (hic) Chandler" Upon being
accosted by couple of policemen, he broke
forth, "Boys, (hic) you've beat US. You've
heat us, (hic) by George! We stole the (hic)
Pres'd'cy, and you've (hic) stole the Pres sdnt"
His cup of sorrow was full.
"A letter written by Gen. Lee at Soutber-
lands Springs, Texas, on the 10Th of Februa-
ry, 1861, to gentleman in that State, and
which has been recently published for the
first time, closes as follows: And now, hav.
ing closed my business, will say how sad l
felt to-day under the circumstances, at leav-
ing San Antonio, especially as I am unable to
see single good that ,oiU result from the step
taken by the State but, as it has been permit
ted by kind Providence hope it will even
tuate in her ultimate benefit.
Governor Hampton makes jokes as we'll
as the President. At Nashville, one day,
-, tha hou
ing to the shouting throng and steadying
himself by hand placed on Hampton's
shoulder, and, the horses starting at the same
moment, he was suddenly thrown down in
the carriage. "Mr President" said Hamp.
ton, quietly, eff you want to stand firm, you
must lean on the South" And the President
laughed. Wittily said, and ss true as witty.
No Roman Consul would want better omen
than that.
Under date of the 4th instant, a dispatch
from Kansas city has the following: "Apach.
es are on the war path. One day last week
they attacked settlement of whites and killed
25 men and stole number of horses. These
are the same redskins who committed so
much devilment last year, and General Hatch,
in command of the United States troops, pro.
poses to punish them severely. His regiment
is not half sufficient to furnish protection to
the whites in that section, and it is reported
that more troops will be ordered to assist him.
The recent outbreak occurred near Silver
City,"
"A dispatch from Fort Davis, dated the
9Th instant, gives the following exciting news:
A Mexican mob, four hundred strong, took
bo
Texas county officials are prisoners in the
hands of an infuriated rabble, apd their cry
is death to Gringos-viva Mexico" Let
tiers received to-day at Fort Davis state that
the Mexicans in large number have captured
and hold in custody all the officers of the FL
Paso Company. The lives Of white men are
threatened There are no troops on the
frontier and horrible massacre is imminent.
Judge Chas H. Howard is prisoner and
bound with ropes.
The Ohio election came of on Tuesday
last There were six tickets for State officers
in the field, as follows: Republican, headed
by William H. West, for Governor; Demo
cratic, headed by Richard M. Bishop; Green
back, Stephen A. johnson Prohibitionist,
Henry A. Thompson Workipgmen's, L. H.
Bond and SecOn0 w oTklngueu 3, Win
johnson, the Greenback candidate, at its
head. On the same day Iowa elected Gov
ernor, State officers and Legislature. On
Wednesday next, California will hold a ju.
dicial election. On the 9Th of November,
New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts,, Vir:
ginia, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Mississippi
will elect Governors and other State officers.
On the same day, Pennsylvania, Maryland
and Nebraska will choose subordinate State