Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04

political management, the better it is for the
public service and for their party. A public
officer can best promote the interest OF his
party by rendering faithful and efficient ser.
vice in performing the duties of his Office. II
YOU will send me the names of those you com.
plain of. with brief statement Of the facts
alleged against them, will see that the affair
is looked into and justice done. | am glad 10
know that the rule on the subject is more
generally complied with as it is better under
stood, aud that the public sentiment sustains
it. Sincerely, R. B. HAYES.
Curious Statistics.
A writer in the Boston Transcript fur
nishes the following curious bit of statistical
information:
Allowing two square feet to each person, the
entire population of Boston could stand on
the public garden with a good deal Of room
to spare. The entire population of the Uni
ted States could stand in Boston proper (not
including Brighton, Dorchester and West
Roxbury). The entire population of the
world (now estimated at l, ,440, ,000, ,000) could
stand on the island of Martha's Vineyard, or
in the space occupied by the towns of Boston,
Brookline, Newton, Needham, Hyde Park
and Milton. The State of Massachusetts,
would, in this way, accommodate seventy
times the present population of the world.
The entire population of the world, placed
side by side, allowing two feet for each per-
son, would encircle the earth twenty times.
The States of Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont, taken together, are as large as
England. Any one of the States of Georgia,
Illinois, Iowa and North Carolina is as large
as England. Kansas is as large as England
and Scotland together. ireland is as about
the size of Maine. France is more than twice
as large as England, Wales and Scotland
together. Texas is 35 times as large as Mas
sachusetts, or as large as Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Penn.
sylyania, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and In
diana combined. The entire population Of
the United States could be provided for in
the State of Texas, allowing each man, wo-
man and child four acres Of land. The en-.
tire population of the world could be provi.
ded for in the United States, allowing each
person one and half acres Of land. Is. ~.
Death of Gen. Hood.
- Gen. John B. Hood died in New Or
leans at 4 o'clock last Saturday morning, of
yellow fever. It will be remembered that his
wife died of the same disease the preceding
week. Since the death of the mother, one Of
the daughters has died, and another is dan.
gerously i'll. The New Orleans dispatch an
nouncing the death Of Gen. Hood says:
General Hood had hopes of recovery to
the last. Perceiving slight favorable symp-
toms, he said to DR.. Bemiss, ave may yet
dislodge the enemy" As measure Of. pre-.
caution, none of the military associations, to
which Gen. Hood belonged, were invited to
the funeral. He was buried Sunday afternoon.
General Hood leaves eleven children, the eld-
est 10 years, and the youngest, twins, 8 weeks
old. His physical condition had been bad
for some time past, caused, it is alleged, BY
anxiety rising from financial reyerses and the
terrible blow he received in the death of bis
wife. The General left manuscript Of
history of the war, which he intended to have
published this fall 5.
John Bell Hoed was born at Owingsville,
Bath county, KY, June %, 1881; gradu-
ated from the United States Military Acad-
envy at West Point and was appointed
brevet second lieutenant of infantry July,
1858; transferred to the cavalry as second
lieutenant 1855, and promoted to be first
lieutenant 1858. He was mainly engaged in
frontier service in Texas until 1859 He
was severely wounded in an encounter with
1857, and was on leave of absence in 1860.
He resigned his commission April l6, 1861,
and entered the Confederate army, serving in
every position from first lieutenant to that of
commander-in.chief of an army, with the rank
of Lieutenant General He took part in the
Chickahominy campaign, and subsequently,
fought at the battle of Manassas, Sharpsburg
and Fredericksburg At. Gettysburg, where
he commanded a division of Longstreet's
corps, he lost an arm on the second day Of the
battle Rejoining the corps when it was sent
to Georgia, he was at the battle of Chicamau.
ga, where he lost leg and was made Lieu
tenant General. He subsequently, comman-
ded corps in the army of Gen. Jos. E. John
ston, whom he succeeded in July, 1864, and
was thereafter in command of the Confeder-
ate army in its operations against Gen. Sher-
man. After the evacuation Of Atlanta, he
marched westward and fought the aanguinary
battle of Franklin, Tennessee. Soon after,
another battle was fought near Nashville,
December Is, 16, 1854, and a short time after
was succeeded by Gen. Dick Taylor. Since
the war be has lived in New Orleans, princi-
pally engaged in insurance business. Gen.
Hood was brave and able officer, but was
not the equal in generalship and executive
ability of General Johnston. 5.ttl+
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