Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-04-04
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.


- The Cincinnati Enquirer of Saturday
published large number Of kilograms from
various places in Ohio, Indiana and Ken
lucky, in regard to the condition and pros
poets of grain in those States. The general
tone of these returns is so hopeful that the
ENQUIRER, in summarizing the reports, is dis
posed to conclude that never before have
such cheering prospects in regard to the
wheat crop been known. The average in
crease of acreage exceeds 30 per cent in the
three States, while in condition the increase
is fully 10 per cent. over any year since 1864
The weather since seeding.time has been
exceedingly favorable, and but little of the
crop was winter-killed. What was thus dam.
aged was in the extreme north, and on ex-
posed and il.6tted ground for the crop in
the central and southern portions of Ohio and
Indiana. The damage from the fly, also has
been but slight. The Enquirer says that "the
growth of the crop has been so strong Gin
many places being as far advanced as in May,
usually,) that in many counties the fields are
reported as being grazed by many farmers in
order to retard the rapid and rank growth.
All that is asked for by farmers, to insure an
unprecedented yield, is continuation of ia
vorabe weather"
Governor Hampton at NeWberry.
- Last week, while Governor Hampton
was en- route to Anderson, the train wss stop.
ped at Newberry, where large crowd or
people of both colors had assembled, in an
ticipation of the Governors coming. In the
course of his remarks introducing the Cover
nor, Col. Suher, expressed the wish that Hamp
ton should be the next Governor. In reply
to this, Governor Hampton said:
"My friend on my right, who introduced me
to you, has said he desires me to be your next
Governor. will only say, in reply, what |
have said since | entered the Office now fill,
that did not propose or desire to be brought
out as candidate lain. | simply desire to
do my duty and then turn over the Office to a
Younger man but will say that though you
can readily find younger and abler man,
YOU cannot find one more patriotic than |
have been. "If' he said in conclusion, eff you
will cultivate harmony and good will. | pre-
dict that you will have but one ticket in the
field for the next election, and if this Demo
cratic party has done any good, has achieved
any triumph, it is to be found in the facts that
after eighteen months of Democratic rule the
colored people have come to recognize that
Justice has been done them, that their, inter
ests are safe in your hands, and that they are
willing to trust you [Cheers from the col
ored people] You have shown them that
you don't want to deprive them of any right,
or privilege, and if the people will contin-
ue to help me and hold up my hands, then l
know that will be able to turn over to my
successor State disenthralled, free and pros
perous-the State of South Carolina"
- The Southern Presbyterian General AS
sembly, will meet in Knoxville on May 10th.
The Citizens Bank of Atlanta is paying
out goldlto all its customers who want it.
- Mr. Tildeu is quoted as making very
sensible remark 81 do not see that any good
can result from the further agitation of this
question of Mr. Hayes claim to the Presiden-
cy."
| South Carolina supplies nearly half the
rice produced in the country. Georgia is
next, or 100000 pounds ahead of Louis
lana Nearly all the rice comes from these
three States.
- Seeing that -four is s14 per barrel in Ii
IBERIA, butter 81 per pound. and hams SO
apiece, the Raleigh IN. Co. Neacs fails to per-
ceive how the colored people are to be bene-
6ted by removal to that republic, to say moth
ing of the inclemency of the African coast
climate.
- The bill authorizing the employment Of
the MoHett liquor register punch has passed
both houses of the Louisiana Assembly, and
F. D. johnson & Co., of Culpeper, Va, will
be awarded the contract of manufacturing
them.
The reason the loyalists of South Carolina
stole so much, was that at FIRST each Que felt
assured that what he did not steal, some one
else would and then it finally became mat
ter of pride to see who could steal the most.
Nothing like ambition.
- The Cuban revolution is not dead Little
by little the bombastic announcements OF
Martinez Campos have been narrowed down
to the exact truth-the surrender of five hun.
dred and six armed men, and the submission
of several thousand unarmend men, women
and children.
Senator Lamar sent this sentiment to
Augusta, Ca, to be read on the occasion of
the St. Patrick celebration "The typical
Irishman-hs home, the world his friends.
all the people his faith, his own ; no cline
to him so cold as will not produce sham
rock no soil so barren as will not grow
shllalah. Foremost at fight, a frolic, or
funeral, his generous nature finds blow for
the bad. q smile for the glad, or tear for