Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-19
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west or south will get the Speakership, and
democracy must get to the rear.
- The Commissioner of the State Agricul-
tural Bureau reports the crops in Middle and
West Tennessee good, but they are damaged
by the drouth in East Tennessee. Tobacco
is of good quality, but less than half of last
years production. Cotton will probably give
full average.
- The Washington Star of Saturday says:
Senator Patterson, of South Carolina, walks
the streets of Washington, having no fear of
Wade Hampton's requisition. He will 60
West shortly as chairman of the Senate COM
mittee on territories, to investigate the subject
of creating the new territory of Oklahoma.
- There is another difference discovered be-
tween the white and black races The Mem
phs Avalanche says: "The negroes are easily
treated. Unlike white men, they sleep through
the fever period, and need no medicine be-
yond purgiug and sweating. The danger is
that they G gstup too s00n' or go to eating i'm
The Financial Chronicles report of the
cotton crop of the United States for the year
ending September, 1878, shows total crop
of 4,S11 ,265 bales, against 4,4S5,423 bales
produced in the year 1851. The exports
are put at 3.346,640 bales, and the spinners'
takings 1,546,29S bales, leaving stock on
hand of .4S, ,449. bales.
Beecher is an object of great interest in
California. The speculator who bargained to
pay him $4,000 for ten lectures, is likely to
clear as much as that on the enterprise. The
people crowd to see Beeeher wherever he
goes the photographers are selling his pic
lures by the thousand, and the newspapers
minutel ly describe his movements.
The various gypsy clans in the country
assembled in large numbers at Dayton, Ohio,
to attend the funeral of the late Queen Matil-
da Stanley, last Sunday, at Woodland ceme-
terry. The queen died at Vicksburg, Miss,
several months ago. Her body was removed
to Dayton, and the various clans were notit-
ed to attend the funeral at that place. The
exercises were of an interesting nature.
The New Hampshire republicans have
nominated for governor a brick maker in
preference to lawyer. This fact may be
taken as an indication of the drift of politl-
cal opinion generally on the subject Of avail
able candidates. Gen. Head, the nominee, is
popular with the masses, will draw largely
from the soldier and temperance elements,
and is expected to run ahead of his ticket.
Candidates for Office groan under monar-
chal despotism in Canada. The law pro-
hibits the furnishing of vehicles to bring vo-
tiers to the polls They are fined two hun
dred dollars,if it is proven that they promise
Offices to constituents, whether they mean to
keep the promise or not. And similar fine
is imposed for the crime of treating" doubt.
full voters. In the free air of the United
States things are managed differently.
At Pittsburg, Pa, last Friday, George
w. DeHaven, Andrew Haight and R. E. j.
Wilds, of Cincinnati, entered suit against
P. T. Barnum, W. c. Coup, ct al, whose
show was there, for 100000 damages. The
plaintiffs, who are also in the show business,
claim that while exhibiting in Cincinnati,
Ohio, the defendants agents tore down and
mutilated their posters and denounced them
as frauds, by reason of which they lost large
sums Of money, and finally were sold out by
the sheriff.
- The Scientific american gives the follow
ing novel plan for checking bleeding at the
nose: "The best remedy for bleeding at the
nose, as given by DR.. Gleason in one of his
lectures, is in the vigorous motion of the jaws,
as if in the act of masticating. In the case
of child, wad of paper should be placed
in its mouth, and the child should be instruct
ed to chew it hard. 1t is the motion of the jaws
that stops the flow of blood. This remedy is
so very simple that many will feel inclined
Ito laugh at it, but it has never been known to
fail in single instance, even in very severe
cases."
Senator Butler, of South Carolina, un-
consciously perpetrated good joke during
his visit to Minnesota, which is worth repeat
ing. He was treated with courtesy, and
made passable impression, but, on one occa-
sion person on being introduced, inquired
"Are you the man who killed so many people
in South Carolina?'' Mr.. Butler, without
betraying annoyance, pleasantly replied: II
presume you have killed more men than l
have" He was unaware that he had got
ahead of his questioner, until hearty laugh
from the bystanders suggested an inquiry as
to the cause, when he was informed the man
,cas doctor!
- General Longstreet has been appointed
special internal revenue agent, and assigned
to duty for Georgia and Florida. 1t is un-
derstood that this appointment has been made
through the sxertion of powerful influence in
bebalfof Gen. Longstreet, whose circumstances
are represented as very needy, 80 much so, in
deed, that this subordinate and not very desi-
rable appointment was welcome. After Cen
eral Longstreets retirement from the FEEDER
al Office in New Orleans to which General
Grant appointed him, he remained in that
city for some time without securing employ
ment and then returned to Georgia. He,
like most Of the rest of the leading Confeder-
ate chieftains, appears to find public position
more profitable and more desirable than prl-
vate occupation.
The New Hampshire Republican Con-
venton, which met on the 10th instant, adop-
ted resolutions endorsing the administration
of President Hayes, demanding the mainten-
ance of the public faith inviolate, denounc-
ing all efforts to delay resumption and to in
fate the currency, believing in no questioning
of the Presidents title, no triAing with an
issue irrevocably settled, no payment of out
lawed southern claims, favoring equal taxa
ton of all property, ten hours for legal
days work, and temperance reform, and ten
dering heartfelt sympathies to our plague
stricken brethren at the south in the fearful
and widespread visitation of the disease which
is now bringing unutterable desolation and
sorrow to their homes, and pledging to them
such practical aid as Providence has placed
in our power"
The Northern and Western cities are con-
tributing for the relief of the feverstricken
South with an open liberality which must