Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-08-09
Straps and fafts.

bulwark OF pennsylvania Radlcallsm. Ihe
party majority there ranges from 10000 to
$4,000. = '--
- Mr.. Alexander H. Stephens has written
an article on the Letters Of Junius" for the
next International Review. He disputes
every claim to their authorship that has ever
arisen. --s2.s''@' =. "~.-.''''
A Washington paper says: "There are
so many carpet-bag ex-ofHcials of South Caro-
lima weeping around Washington, that when
they are taken back to the State on criminal
warrants, the bar rooms will be entirely de-
serted"
ALI wars are cruel, but of modern conflicts
the Russo-Turkish war seems to be exception
ally 80. A telegram says that in a late en-
gagement, the Turks murdered the Russian
wounded, cutting off their heads and mutila-
ting them in fearful manner. 80:
The wheat crop of the United States of
this year, it is estimated, will aggregate $685.
100000 bushels, against 260, 100000 last year.
Of this years crop it is estimated that not
less than 1O0,0O0,000 bushels will be sent
abroad. ....,
Mr.. VIM. Ruston, the master mechanic
of the Georgia Railroad shops at Atlanta, has
invented smoke-stack for locomotives which
retains cinders and SCOT. This does away
with flying cindsrs, which are such an annoy
ance to passengers ... ~ ..
1t is rather significant that all the late
disturbances took place in Republican locali-
ties. Chicago and Pittsburg are Republican
cities, and Pennsylvania is Republican State,
yet in comparison to the record Of New York
State and city, both Democratic, they present
a poor showing The dangerous classes are
not all Democratic, it would seem.
Dynamite has been used in Australia for
ploughing purposes. Holes, from one and a
half to two mitres deep, are made in the
ground with crowbar, dynamite put in, the
charges connected, and exploded simultane-
ously by electricity. The ground is we'll mel
lowed to the depth of the charges. This
method is of course employed only in very
tough places, and is very expensive, but better
and cheaper in the end than the old way.
Judge Hughes, of the United States Dis
trict Court, has decided that the gold from
the Virginia Treasury, which the State off,
cals distributed among themselves on the eve
ming of the evacuation of Richmond, was the
property of the United States government,
and that an action brought against said off,
cals by the United States government can be
maintained in his Court. The amount in
volved is $4,000.
The last few days have been signalized at
the New York post Office by the receipt of
two of the largest mails ever known in the
history of the institution. The one of Friday
last embraced over 100000 letters and pa
pers, the accumulations of more than four
days, caused by the stoppage of railway and
mail traffic on the principal trunk lines
When deposited in the post Office, it filled ten
and a half great baskets, each weighing, with
its contents, 225 pounds.
The Virginia Democratic Convention met
in Richmond on yesterday. The gubernato-
rial contest has waxed warm during the past
month, and there are numerous aspirants for
the position of Governor. Major Daniels
seems to be the most prominent candidate, al
though Genera! Malone is formidable an
tagonist, and General Fitzhugh Lee has many
devoted friends, who would like to honor the
gallant soldier. Malone is fought by the
friends of all the candidates, and there is not
much probability of his nomination.
Railroad contractors are not 80 rich, as
others besides the strikers seem to suppose.
On the contrary. it would seem that railroad
stocks as an investment have been exceeding
ly Improbable. 1t appears, from Poor's
manual of Railroads." that out of eight
hundred and eleven railroads in the United
States, only one hundred and ninety-six earn
ed dividends last year. The average rate of
dividends of the same number of railroads
which earned any, was less than seven per
cent According to the same authority, the
dividends last year decreased $685., $40 as
compared with the year 1875.
A case of considerable interest to travellers
has lately been decided by the United States
District Court of Indiana. A man purchased
ticket over the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
St. Louis Railroad. The only empty seat
was one which was occupied by some baggage.
He requested the conductor to have the bag
gage removed. His request being denied, he
refused to give up his ticket unless provided
with seat, and was put off the train. He
sued the company in the State Court and was
awarded $4,000 damages. The Supreme
Court set aside the verdict on technical
point, and the case being transferred to the
United States Court, the decision of the State
Court was ratified.
There seems to be growing opposition
to the use of postal cards among postofice of:
ficials, who think it the duty of the govern
ment to see that the recep pts Of the postofce de-
pa.tment should not exceed its expenditures.
Postmaster James, of New York, is represen-
ted as saying that they are eInphatically a
nuisance, and cause falling offin the sale of
ordinary postage stamps of $1,000 day.
And vet the cards cannot be regarded as a
nuisance by the public, whose purchases in
New York alone average $4,000 day. The
community regards the cards as very great
convenience, and, without reference to the
effect of their use upon the revenues of the
department, will not consent to their abolish
ment.
Matrimonial insurance" is new device
formed in the fertile German mind of Phla-
delphia The circular of "the German-Ameri-
can Matrimonial Help Society of Philadel-
phia" says: "Any unmarried lady or gentle
man (widows and widowers included) OF good
reputation and character, may become mem.
Der of this society by paying admission fee,
monthly dues and pro rata assessments. NO
restrictions placed upon age and no medical
examination required. Persons under age
mag become members upon the written con-
sent of their parents or guardians. The So
ciety accepts persons of all nationalities: -"
The admission fee is ten dollars, and there is
an entrance assessment of two dollars, with a
monthly due of one dollar. This entities the
member to benefit of five hundred dollars
upon marrying. In two other classes the ex-
penses are doubled and trebled, respectively
with the same proportionate gain in the bene-