Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-17
Sfraps aud fafts.

"A little fellow VINO wore strlpeu stOcRlnGs
was asked why he made barber poles of hi:
legs. His pert reply was, "Well, amt 1 6
little shaverY
- Fresh flowers are still regularly placed
upon the grave of the Lees, at Lexington
Va, and the students guard is still kept be
side the Generals tomb. Gen. Lees Office il
preserved just as he left it.
The female agitators of women's rights
and female suffrage, were in session in Wash
ington last week. Their deliberations are
said to have been discordant Among the
delegates was one colored woman from Mis-
sissippi
The report of the commissioner of agri
culture estimates last years tobacco crop al
440,000000 pounds-an increase of 10000,
600 pounds over the previous year. The
wheat crop of last year exceeds the preced'
ing year by 100000 bushels. The cotton
crop is estimated at 100000 bales.
This is about the time of year for the
man who don't subscribe for paper to g
sueaking home with pocket full of almanacs
and spend his Sundays perusing the scorbutic
cripple who was cured by single applica'
tion of somebody's goose grease. The alma
nae man is great dissemination of intelli'
gence.
Several heavy failures have recently oc.
Cured in New York. Edward j. Dunning,
a note broker, has gone down with liabilities
amounting to over S500,000. John F. Hen.
ry & Curran, the largest drug and patent
medicine dealers in the United States, have
suspended payment, it is said, in consequence
of the failure Of Dunning.
A Cincinnati dispatch of the 10th says
that at Concord Kentucky, Tuesday night,
Deputy Sheriff Ruggles, with his posse, over
took the notorious Underwood brothers, who
had been stealing horses from farmers, and
demanded their surrender. The Underwoods
Immediately fred at the party, instantly Kill:
ling Ruggles. The fire was returned and
both outlaws were wounded. 1t is thought
that the Underwoods will be lynched by the
excited farmers.
1t is now urged in financial circles that
the governments, in order to secure wide
distribution of its bonds in the hands of its
most thrifty citizens in all parts Of the country,
and as measure of security for the people
themselves, issue bonds bearing four or five
per cent. interest and of small denomination,
ranging from $25 upward. This idea was
one of the most iudicious features of the late
message of Mr.. Hayes. A very large amount
of bonds would soon be absorbed through
this scheme, besides giving to numerous
class of citizens an interest in the stability OF
the government, hitherto unknown to them.
-Ex-Gov Bullock, of Georgia, who has
been on trial in the Superior Court of Full
ton county, that State, for week or more
past, for alleged frauds upon the State du:
ring his term of Office, has been acquitted OF
the charges against him, the jury having, on
Monday, brough in a verdict of mot guilty"
If this is a rig ghteous verdict, Gov. Bullock
has been the most libelled man on the
American continent. He has been openly
accused of the most unblushing thievery, and
the newspapers of his State have not hesita-
ted to say of him that he was no better than
highway robber.
In the Maryland Legislature, on the 9th
instant, Montgomery Blair introduced me-
mortal in the House of Delegates to Congress,
praying, in effect, for a full investigation Of
matters affecting Hayes accession to the
Presidency. His speech, on presenting the
memorial, created CONSERVATION on the Re
publican side of the House. The lobbies
we're packed. Messrs. Kinks and Merrick
both made speeches on the same subject. Mr.
Leib, Republican, moved to lay the memorial
on the table and called for the ayes and nays,
which resulted, ayes, 13; nays Sd. 1t was
then referred to the committee on federal
relations.
- The Richmond banks have again come
to the front with demand for the gold bull
lion and other coin seized in that city by the
Union forces, and claimed to be the property
of the Confederate Government. At one
time Andrew johnson, when President, or.
dered the Secretary of the Treasury to return
the property to the banks, as be was satisfied
of the legality of their claim to it. General
Spinner, who was the Treasurer, refused to
obey the order, and succeeded in having
passed through the House of Representatives
a resolution that the money be covered into
the Treasury. This was done, and it is said
that the bullion was sent to the mint and
coined. The Richmond banks ask now that
they be paid the equivalent. They have re-
tanned COL Robert j. Ingersoll as their coun'
sci, and the subject is now before the COM
mittee on the judiciary.
Owing to heavy rains last week, the
bridge over Staunton river, on the Richmond
and Danville Railroad, was washed away on
the 18th instant, it being the third similar
occurrence inside of two months. The iron
bridge over the same river on the Virginia
Midland Road, between Lynchburg and Dan
Vile, was also washed away. This bridge
was destroyed during the great food in No.
vember last and had been but recently re.
placed. On the day of the break over the
Staunton river on the Richmond and Dan.
vile Road, two men, Geo: H: Mclean and
j. F. Satterwaite, of New York, attempted to
walk over the bridge. AS they were midway
they apprehended danger and started to re-
turn, but span fell, carrying them below
some twenty feet They hoated down the
river g mile, but we're overtaken by boats
and rescued. Local trains will continue to
run to the river either way daily on both
roads, Freights will be delayed on these
routes until the bridges can be rebuilt.
The Methodist Almanac for the year
1878 contains the following statistics, show
ing the condition of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in 1877: Bishops, II annual confer
ences, 50; local preachers, 1883; lay men,
bers, in full connection, 1,473,006; lay mem
bers on probation, 2OO,2S1; total lay MEM
bers, 1,673,287; deaths of members during
the year, 1924; baptism of children, 56,-
2e2; baptism of adults, 76,54O; total bap'
tisms for the year, 1882; church edi6ces,
l6O99; value of church edifces, $40, 1885,
673; parsouages, 1884; value of parsonages,
s9,165,O47; total value of churches and par
eona.aa o7Q 0Q2 700. SUNDAY Schools 14