Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-09-16

is one hundred and two years old, still prac-
tices law, and is the oldest living ex-member
of Congress.
A man is astonishing the people of Mil
waukie by walking on water. He wears shoes
resembling coffins, and goes three miles an
hour at swinging gait.
Douglas Jerrold said of man who had
proved himself thorough scoundrel: "He
would sharpen knife on bis fathers tomb
stone to kill his mother"
The Houston Post estimates the cot
ton crop of Texas for this year at one mil
lion two hundred and fifty thousand bales,
or one-fourth of the entire crop Of the United
States.
1t begins to look as if the export demand
for wheat would be largely in excess of our
surplus taking our crop at the highest esti-
mate. Should this prove true, we may look
for rise in breadstufs.
Although New York has one hundred
none or less commodious hotels, it is very
difficult to secure a room at any of them at
the present time, so great is the rush Of busi-
ness and pleasure travel.
The New York Cotton says that the Span
ish and French buyers select their cotton
with regard mainly to its color, choosing the
whitest as the best, and paying comparatively
little attention to the fibre.
On the 9th instant, the National Cotton
Exchange of America, New Orleans) issued
its official statement Of the crop of the United
States for the commercial year ending Au-
gust 81, 1880. Details as made out show a
total crop of 5,740,lGl bales. For the year
ending August 81, 1879, the crop aggregated
5,O73,53l bales.
California has hopes of ranking among
the Cotton States and talks of building fac
tories at once to work up the crop. The
Merced cotton fields have shown what square
miles of similar soil could do, and Kern coun'
ty, further south, is now irrigating 100 acres
of cotton to prove that she has 100000 acres
more only waiting to be watered to make good
cotton fields.
Mack Parrow, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
died after sixty.three days of voluntary fast.
ing. He believed he had a cancer in his
stomach and quit eating. During the rest of
his life he took only sweetened water occa-
sionally and one teaspoonful of ice cream:
The autopsy proved that he had been mistaken
about his stomach, his sole trouble being in
the brain.
The Herald has compiled census table
giving the population Of all the States in the
Union, the approximate result being 49,.
302,144. The population Of the six Terrific
res, 569,99S, brings the total up to 1885,
142; and the population of four Territories
not included in the table, will make the grand
total of IN 00O mn or on ;noroaeo of II nm .
900, Or something more thar 80 per cent,
since the census Of 1870.
- The clerks in the treasury are preparing
some fifty thousand checks, amounting
in all to s2,O5O,99O, to pay the quarterly in
terest on the per cent loan due October l..
The checks range from fifty cents to S475, ,000.
While the treasury department will not make
known to whom this quarterly interest is paid,
it is generally understood that it will 60 into
the capacious pocket of VIM. H. Vanderbilt,
who is known to be the possessor Of S47, $780,
600 of per cent. bonds, which yield him an
annual income of 81, 100000.
The Irish CORES pondent of the London
Times writes: "The potato crop is simply
magnificent. What few men can recollect
seeing, is now seen on all hands-6elds begin.
ming to wther naturally without sign Of
disease This is chic owing to the change
of seed, the Champions being planted on all
hands from east to west, and fully bearing
out the good things spoken of them. The
price of oats and cattle has doubled since last
year, that of pigs more than doubled. Oats
are a good crop, and turnips and man
Colds have never looked better"
A correspondent writes to the Statesville
IN. CO. american concerning the battle of
Kings Mountain "a soldier on the Ameri-
can side noticed good deal of execution
done in particular spot in his line and from
particular spot on the other side. On close
inspection he discovered that the firing on
the British side was from behind hollow
chestnut tree and through hole in it. He
aimed his gun repeatedly at this opening and
stopped the firing. After the battle was over
he examined the place and found that be had
killed one of his brothers and wounded anoth-
er who had Joined the British forces and con-
cealed themselves behind the tree"
The trial of James r. Dejarnette for the
murder Of bis sister closed in the corporation
court of Danville, Va, on Wednesday night
of last week. The case was given to the jury
at $50 o'clock, and at 10 o'clock they came
into court with verdict of guilty Of murder
in the first degree, but recommended the pris-
oner to mercy in view of the circumstances of
the case His counsel entered motion for q
new trial, and after argument last Satur-
day, the motion was overruled. The case
will 60 to the Court of Appeals on lengthy
bill Of exceptions to the rulings of the lower
court. 1t is alleged that one of the jurors
was incompetent because of mental alteration
during the trial. After the motion for new
trial was overruled, the court sentenced the
prisoner to be hanged on October 29th, next.
"A late Washington dispatch says: Col.
Robert n Scott has issued circular stating
that the records of "The Rebellion" will be
published in four series. The first series will
embrace formal reports, both Of the Union
and Confederate, of the military operations
with the correspondence, orders and returns
relating specially thereto, and will be accom-
panied by an atlas. This series will embrace
about 80 octave volumes averaging 800 pages
each. The second series will contain the cor
respondence, &c. of the Union and Confeder-
ate authorities relating to prisoners of war and
to State or political prisoners; four volumes.
The third series will contain the correspon-
dence, orders, reports and returns Of the Union
authorities embracing their correspondence
with Confederate officials; eight volumes.
The fourth series will exhibit the correspon-
dence, &C. of Confederate authorities not en-
bodied in the preceding series; four volumes.
There is a growing sentiment in Europe
i'll favor Of the government ownership OF rail-
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