Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-06-10
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/Wny sue ndQ uOne CniS, Sue Sdlu Lucy Welo
all good fellows, and they coaxed me So"
There are about $4,000 Mennonites in
America. They have 500 meeting houses.
They abstain from taking the oath, do not
inflict punishment, do not accept public Of
fees, and never 60 to law. They are nearly
all farmers.
They say that a Southern delegation walk
ed into the Grant headquarters at Chicago
on Monday and said "If you are going to
pay out and money it's about time to begin"
the friend and brother has keen eye for
business.
Chicago despatch to the Boston Journal,
says: Lieutenant Colonel Fred. Grant has
undertaken to electioneer for his father, but
his visits to doubtful delegations have not
produced any known change of front. His
favorite remark, as quoted, is that "it will be
a id shame if they don't nominate father ,"
Jefferson Davis plantation at Hurri-
cane, Miss, is leased by Montgomery & Sons.
This firm is composed of four negroes who
were formerly owned by brother of the ex-
President of the Confederacy. They own
plantations worth $4,000, hire several more,
and do large mercantile business at Vicks-
burg.
Here is what the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitu-
ton says on the subject of round dances: "A
young man watched the waltzes at certain
dancing school for some time last night, and
then asked somebody to tell him why it was
that the young ladies who submitted to hug
ging in public would not permit it in private,
whereupon a bright fellow remarked that
that had not been his experience" Food for
thought!
The Constitution of Kentucky excludes
culored men from juries, no alteration having
ever been made to make it conform with the
Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Con-
stitution. Juries have all along been entirely
white in that State. Judge Barr, of the
United States Court, has decided that con-
victions by such juries are void. If that
doctrine is carried out, all Kentucky conviets
can gain their freedom.
Under the postal laws, if you spoil a
stamped wrapper or envelope, you can have
it redeemed at It's face value at the postoffice.
When postal cards were introduced postmas-
ters were instructed to redeem such as were
spoiled before using at the rate Of four cents
in stamps for every FIVE cents in face value
of the cards Many postal cards are spoiled
in printing, others in direction, while many
printed cards are simply unused. These can
all be exchanged at the rate mentioned.
Subscribing for newspaper is simple
matter of business. When the paper ceases
to he worth the subscription, stop it. Many
subscribers subscribe for newspaper with
the air of a person who is bestowing favor
of paying money for which they receive no
equivalent. The newspaper man does not
SO regard it. He feels confident that he
gives a quid pro quo, full consideration.
His capital is invested in the enterprise, and
from it he expects to exc out living. He
is as much entitled to pay as the merchant for
his goods.
This story of a prophetic dream comes
from California: Amasa Wilsey, of Petalu-
ma dreamed last autumn that he would die
on the lst of May, 1880. The occurrence op-
pressed him. although be affected to attach
no importance to it, and he took out policies
in three insurance companies, so as to leave
his wife provided for in case of his death.
On the lst of May he was apparently in per-
feet health, and preparations were made to
give dinner to his friends in the evening,
to celebrate his escape from the fulfllment of
his vision The party had just gathered,
however, when he fell from his chair, strick-
en- with heart disease, and died in few min.
utes.
The fall in iron has been from $40 to $23
a ton, loss in expectation of $50, 900, 900
to furnace owners since February. About
S5,00O,00O have been lost to holders in a
lump by the decline in wheat. The loss in
cotton is about the same, during the past two
months. The Springfield Republican, saga
cious observer, thinks the country spent six
months in marking up its goods and ''made"
millions; it has spent three months in mark
ing goods down and lost millions. The fu-
ture course OF prices is likely to be down for
six months to come, rather than up. Mean.
while food and clothing will be cheap and the
laborer will be wise if he sees that the same
wages will buy more than year ago.
- The fund for the Hood children had a
few days ago reached $l7,S64 The children
we're left by their grandmother to the care
of J. c. Morris, who has adopted John Bell.
Duncan has been adopted by a rich lady of
Fifth avenue, New York. The two oldest
daughters, Ethel and Anna, have gone to
Europe with Mrs. Hennen, their step.grand.
mother. The twins, Miriam and Marion,
have been adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. Thrasher
Adams, who live near New York, and the
other twins, Odile and Ida, have been taken
in charge by Mr. and Mrs. George McGee,
of Woodsille. Miss Oswold, three years old,
was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Harnsy, of
New York, and Anna Gertrude by Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph, of Columbus, Ga. They are all
under the care of excellent people.
A correspondent, who sets himself up as
aprophet, writes From 1851 to 1858 we
had seven years Of plenty. From 1858 to
1865 we had seven years of want. From
1865 to 1872 we had seven years of plenty.
From 1872 to 1879 we had seven years of
want. Consequently prophesy as follows :
From 1879 to 1885 we shall have seven years
of plenty. From 1886 to 1893 we shall have
seven years of want. Grant will be elected
next Fall, and the country will never see
better times near the close of his term we
shall have another invasion of Mexico, which
will render it necessary to keep Grant in the
Presidential chair. The Canadians will also
invade our Northern States, in retaliation for
an incursion which will have been made on
them by the Irish National Land League in
the Spring of 1881"
In the late war, from first to last, the
Federals had 100000 men, and the Confed
crates had in like manner about 100000 men,
Of Federal prisoners during the war the
Confederates took in round numbers 27O,0OQ
while the whole number of Confederates cSP.
tured and held by the Federals was in round
numbers 100000. Of the 10000 FEDERAL