Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-06-24

would consider the result US involved in much
doubt Gen. Grant evidently agreed with
the statements made by his principal sup
porters that he was the only candidate whose
election was certainty.
The Work Of Congress.
-- During the session of Congress jus.
terminated, eleven hundred and ninety seven
bills and joint resolutions were introduced in
the Senate, and forty.two hundred and eight
in the House. During the first, or extra ses.
sion, seven hundred and seventy three, and
twenty five hundred and twenty.six were in.
troduced in the Senate and House respectively,
making grand total Of eight thousand seven
hundred and eighty-four bills and joint reso-
lutions introduced during the present Con.
gress At the hour of adjournment there re.
mained about eight hundred bills and Joint
resolutions on the Senate calendar and shout
fourteen hundred on the House calendar.
The amount appropriated during the session,
included in the regular annual appropriation
bills, river and harbor bills, deficiency bills
and miscellaneous appropriation bills, aggre-
gates about 100000 The following i'm
portant public measures failed to receive inal
action and remain upon the calendar oil the
House, or on the Speakers table: A bill to
regulate customs duties on sugar; a bill to
regulate customs duties, known as the "Tuck.
er Tariff bill;' bill to facilitate the refund.
ing of the national debt; resolution for ccant-
inC the votes of electors for President and
Vie. President; bill to regulate the pay
an number Of United States supervisors q
bilu for the relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter
a bill to define the tef.us Of Office of chief
supervisors of elections, ard bill for the ap-
pointment Of tariff commission Eaton
Lill. The Kellogg-SpoAord case goes over
without receiving final action in the Senate.
LATEST Crop Reports. %~fistA i-2fS
- Under date of the 18th instant, the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washington is.
sued the following statement as to the condi.
ton of the crops:
Cotton returns indicate an increase in the
area planted as follows: Forty counties in
North Carolina report an average increase of
6 per cent nineteen counties III South Caro-
lima an increase of 7 per cent. seventy-6ve
counties in Georgia, 8 per cent. thirteen
counties in Florida, 8 per cent; thirty two
in Alabama, 8 per cent; thirty.nine in Mis-.
sissippi an average of 8 per cent; eighteen
in Louisiana, 4 per cent seventy-three coun:.
ties in Texas, IL per cent. thirty in Arkan-
sas, 7 per cent, and twenty-five in Tennessee,
l5 per cent.
The condition is reported better than last
year at the same time, and is SO this year
against 96 last year.
The weather was favorable everywhere, but
rather too much rain in Mississippi and Lou.
isiana.
WHARF.-THE acreage of spring wheat
shows very slight increase over that sown
last year. There is decI;re in the area
sown in the States Of Wisconsin and Iowa of
nearly IL per cent. ie.au
In the New England States the area is the
same. In Minnesota the increase is ] per
cent. In Nebraska the increase is per cent,
and in California IL per cent.
The condition of winter wheat is remarka-
bly, good, and is 94, which is per cent. above
the average of last year. Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois report above 100 but
Kansas only 70 on account of the protract-
ed drought.
Origin of the Term, "Dark Horse."
- The origin of the term, "dark horse"
as applied to probable candidates, brought
out at the latest moment by nominating con-
ventions, is given by the Cincinnati E"quirer
as follows:
Once upon time there lived in Tennessee
an old chap named Sam Flynn, who traded
in horses and generally contrived to own
speedy nag or two, which he used for racing
purposes whenever he could pick ups soft
mach" during his travels. The best Of his
flyers was coal black stallion named Dusky
Pete, who was almost thoroughbred, and
able to 90 in the best company. Flynn was
accustomed to saddle Pete when approaching
a town and ride him into it to give the i'm
preston that The animal was merely 81 likely
hoss," and not flyer. One day he cane to
town where country race meeting was
being held, and he entered Pete among the
contestants. The people of the town, not
knowing anything of his antecedents, and not
being over impressed by his appearance, back
ed up two or three local favorites heavily
against him. Flynn moved quietly among
the crowd, and took all the hets offered against
his mag Just as the "Ayers" were being sad.
died for the race, old Judge McMinanee,
who was the turf oracle Of that part Of the
State, arrived on the course, and was made
one Of the judges. As he took his place in
the stand he was told how The betting ran,
and the folly of the owner Of the strange entry
in backing his plug" so heavily. Running
his eye over the track, the Judge instantly
recognized Pete, and said: Gentlemen, there's
a dark horse in this race that will make some
of you smell h before supper" The Judge
was right. Pete, the clark horse" lay back
until the three quarter pole was reached,
when be went to the front with rush, and
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