Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-05


An exchange says onion juice will destroy
the pain Of musquito. bites.
louisville, KY, is already named by the
Western Democrats as the best place for
holding the National Convention.
Senator Gordon, of Georgia, was one of
Mosby's endorsers for position under Presi-
dent Hayes.
The Piedmont Air Line route has se-
cured the transportation of the mails from
New York to New Orleans.
Mine companies of the 18th U. S. Infant
ry are stationed at Atlanta. The tenth is at
Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Third district convention of Virginia,
in session last week, nominated Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston for Congress.
- The President left Washington last Fri
day night, on western tour, to be absent
about ten days.
of the 1853 natives of New Orleans, who
died of yellow fever up to August 24th, 140
were children under Is years ofage
-Ex.Judge Carpenter is making political
speeches at Denver, Colorado. The Denver
Tribune says he is the most elegant and tai
The Democratic Convention of the Sa-
vannah (Ga.) congressional district, after
session of three days, nominated j. G. Mich
oils for Congress, on the 89th ballot
"A tornado and hail storm at Fargo, Da-
kota Territory, on the 26th ultimo, prostrated
fifteen buildings and damaged many. All
the glass in north windows were broken.
- The new members of the Supreme Court
met in Raleigh, N c., last week, and after be-
ing duly qualified and sworn in, adopted new
rules for the next term.
- Maj Robert Bingham says: "There are
$500 girls attending academies and high
schools in North Carolina, and only about
700 boys"
Hon. R. B. Vance, the Democratic NOM
inee for Congress in the Eighth IN. CO. dis
trict, has opposition in the person Of a Mr.. Tri-
witt.
Ex-Judge Tourgee announces himself as
an independent Republican candidate for
Congress in the Greensboro IN. CO. district
There are now two Republican candidates
and one Democratic in that district
Upon the recommendation of the grand
Jury of the inferior court of Mecklenburg, N.
c., the Solicitor has sent up large number
of bills of indictment against the overseers
of public roads in that county.
In the Cabinet meeting last Friday, the
request of Governor Axtell, of New Mexi-
co, for troops to assist in upholding the law,
was the subject of some discussion, but no &C.
tion was had.
The approaching season is regarded by
the majority of our business community, says
the New York Sun, as a harbinger of pros
porous times, such as we have not been &C.
customed to witnessing for the past few years.
Ex-senator Friedrich A. Sawyer, who was
a few years ago assistant secretary Of the
treasury, but has steadily gone down hill
since, has just been appointed to small clerk
ship in the coast survey Office of the depart
ment.
The Salisbury Watchman says: Dock
Reeves, proprietor of what is known as Stokes
Ferry, in the extreme eastern corner of Row
an county, N. c., found den of rattlesnakes
last week, numbering fifteen, all of which he
killed. One of them had eleven rattles.
- 1t turns out that the story about the Rev.
Wade Hill, of Rutherford county, N. c., killing
Andy Scoggins, his son-in-law, is all untrue.
No such occurrence ever happened, so the
Biblical Recorder is informed by the Rev. G.
B. Justice.
j. j. Mott, Collector of the Sixth District
of North Carolina, and Revenue Agent W
II. Chapman, on duty in that State, were IN
Washington last week, consulting with Com
missioner Raum with view to organizing
strong force to break up illicit distillation in
the South.
Frank. J. Garrett, of Greensboro, N. G.
aged % years, died on Monday of last week,
from dose oflaudanum which in fit ofdes-
peration he swallowed Saturday afternoon.
He lived through Sunday and it was hoped by
his friends that he would survive, but the
poison entered his lungs and he died Monday
morning.
- Speaking of the crops in Orange, the
Durham Plant says: The crops in this coun.
ty are magnificent. Better corn crops have
never been seen, and the late corn will make
a miraculous yield. Cotton is full of bolls
and is opening very fine. Tobacco, except
in the region visited by destructive hail
storms, is very good. All in all the crops
were never better
"A Scotch clergyman has pointed out a re-
markable misprnt occurring in all editions of
Shakspeare's works and never before noticed,
by which the bard is mado to say: "Books
in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and
good in everything" when what be really said
was, undoubtedly, "stones in the running
brooks, sermons in books, and good in every.
thing"
Despite the immense yield of gold in CAL
ifornia, it is shown that her tillabe soil pro-
duces more actual wealth than her richest
mines Her grain and her fruits exceed in
value the best of her placers. Her grape
crop this season will be so very large that
preparations are making to convert 1000
tons of grapes into raisins.
- Few persons who have read or used the
the word "Jingo," have any idea that it has
definite meaning. Its adoption as term of po-
litical opprobrum in England, has led to an
investigation of its origin. 1t appears that it
is the BASQUE word for "God," and that it
also exists in the forms of Jinco, Jainco, jain
Goa, Gincoa, Yinko and Yainco.
u In New York, on Thursday last, bids
we're opened for the construction of the
foundation of the north jetty in the Charleston
harbor. The lowest bids were by Ely T.
Bangs and Moses Dolby, Of New York, who
bid S21, with nine months guarantee, and
s1S without guarantee. The bid of Roderick
G. Ross, of Wilmington, is S21.45, with nine
months guarantee. The contract was award
ed to Bangs & Dolby.
"A New York letter of Tuesday says:
"Advices from Columbus, Miss, represent the