Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-11
Sfraps and fafts.


hundred and thirteen children.
"A fearful storm of rain and wind pre-
vailed at New Orleans and along the Louisi.
ana coast on Monday of last week. Forty
five coal boats moored above the city, were
sunk, loss estimated at 100000. Houses by
the score were unroofed and blown down,
trees torn up and Frustrated, and chimneys
leveled with the ground.
- The fact that the West is harvesting ex-
traordinary crops this year is strikingly illus
trated by the amount of the grain receipts at
Buffalo during the month of August. Al.
though the record for that month in 1878
was very heavy, the receipts for August this
year exceeded it by nearly million bushels,
the aggregate footing up 12,427, ,644 bushels.
- The Maine Radicals are sorely pressed
for original campaign lies. But their last eff:
fort is masterpiece in its way. 1t is charged
that several men were recently beaten almost
to death in Georgia because they were Meth
odists! When it is remembered that about
one-half of Georgia is Of the Methodist per-
suasion, the uniqueness of this lie challenges
admiration.
- The Postmaster General has ordered that
an actual daily count be made in al the post
Offices in the United States from the 1st to
the 7th of November of all letters, packages,
postal cards, &C., deposited for transmission
in the u. S. mails. Publishers of newspa
pers are requested to furnish postmasters with
the number Of papers mailed by them within
the limits of time specified.
"A Tennessee darkey preacher held forth
recently as follows: "You girls call your
sweethearts 'darlings, and you men call yours
daisies and you girls are afraid to come
up here for fear some other girls will get off
with your 'darlings,' and you men for fear
some other fellow will get away with your
daisies and" said he, "between this darling
and daisy business, lots of you niggers is 60
ing straight to hell"
The Minnesota Republicans, in State
Convention assembled, the other day adopted
a very decidedly conservative platform.
While declaring faith in the Republican
party and giving it due credit for all it has
accomplished, they say: owe desire to cultl-
vate feelings of good neighborhood with our
fellow-citizens of the Southern States, and re-
ly much on conciHatory treatment and mutu.
ally friendly intercourse to produce those good
relations which, in all respects, would prove
beneficial
The Wilmington Morning Star says Gen.
Hood lost his property by speculating with
Ex-Governor Warmoths party in Louisiana
State consols. He has had no regular EN-.
ployment since January 1st. He married
Miss Anna Maria Hennen, a very elegant
and handsome lady. She was the daughter
of an eminent lawyer Of New Orleans, who
died some ten years ago. Mrs. H. was edu-
Gated in Europe, and the New Orleans papers
say her character was very lovely. She died
six days before her husband.
The August report of the Tennessee Agri-
cultural Bureau, shows that cotton has been
somewhat damaged in that state, by cold rains
but not so much as to materially affect the
crop. Prospects were never better. Corn
prospects have been wonderfully improved by
recent general rains. The acreage is so much
larger than heretofore that the crop will far
exceed the usual average. The tobacco
acreage will not be as large as last year, but
the quality is better, with prospects of good
crop. The peanut acreage has Increased.
With favorable season the fall crops are
generally Aattering.
- This is the way swindling horse jockeys
operate in Philadel pbia: They have stable
ostensibly for the purchase and sale Of horses.
When a countryman enters to look at the
stock, practically valueless horse is offered to
him for $3.50. A bystander offers 5000, but
the dealer apgrily says that he will not sell
to this man at any price, having had pre-
vious quarrel with him. The bystander
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the horse for $3.50. I'll take him off your
hands at 5000" This seems to offer chance
to make $50 without risk, but the victim,
after paying the $3.50 for the beast, does not
see any more of the promised purchaser with
the 5000.
Life in Memphis is described as being
only little more wholesome than death.
Yellow flags are displayed at every turn and
crossing. The hospital sign was counted in
eight places along one short square few days
ago, and since then two others have been add
ed The curfew bell now tolls at 9 o'clock,
and after that hour the streets are deserted.
In the last epidemic crowd of whisky-drink-
ing nurses and sellzer-water doctors kept the
town alive. In this epidemic the only sign of
life is the encampment Of colo.ed troops on
the bluff. The reveille and the o'clock
matinee, when the band plays, are, as cor
respondent says, "the cheerful characteristics
of the present campaign. Fire alarms last
week relieved the monotony, bat since the
watchfulness of the authorities has been re-
doubled, even the torch doesn't flicker"
Laziness, or at least slowness in the dis
charge of their official duties, seem to be a
besetting sin with judges in all parts of the
country. At the convention of the American
Bar Association in Saratoga, President Broad
head made an address on the new California
Constitution, and the only part of his speech
that elected cheers from his hearers was that
where he said that hereafter judges of the
Supreme and Superior Courts in the Golden
State will be required, before being permitted
to draw their salaries, to make affidavit that
no. cause in their courts remains undecided
that has been submitted for ninety days. This
provision of the Constitution originated with
the lawyers of San Francisco. Many attor.
neys thought it showed disrespect for the
bench, but it seems to be the opinion of the
profession in the country at large that some
thing of the kind is desirable.
- Roman Catholics believe that of the apos-
ties of Christ, the remains of seven are in
Rome; namely, Peter, Philip, James the
Lesser, Jude, Bartholomew, Matthias and ST.
mon. Three are in the Kingdom of Naples.
Matthew at Salerno, Andrew at Amal6, and
Thomas at Ortono. One is in Spain, James
the Greater, whose remains are at St. Jago de
Compostello. Of the body of St. John, the
Evangelist, there is no knowledge. The
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