Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-09-02
Straps and fafts.


four years of carpet-bag rule of 1866, 1867,
1868 and 1869, amounted to about four nun.
dred million dollars. In the years 1876, 1877,
1873 and 1879, under Democratic rule, it
amounted to over nine hundred and fifty one
million dollars, or absolutely twice as much.
The railroad supension bridge at Niagara
Falls has been changed from wooden to an
iron and steel structure, within the last four
months, without an hours delay to the trains
passing over it, and the new bridge is said to
be the strongest and the most durable in the
world
On Wednesday of last week, near Coch.
rane, Ca, four young white men disguised
themselves and went to negro cabin, broke
down the door and commenced firing into it.
The occupant, John Brown, seized his double
barrel gun, which was loaded with buckshot,
and fired both barrels, killing two brothers,
named Dykes. The tops of their heads were
blown off. The negro made his escape. The
coroner's jury returned verdict Of justi6able
homicide.
A close calculation, made upon the basis
of q comparison of the census Of 1870 with
that now being taken, shows the young men
who have arrived at 81 years of age in the
past four years, and who will consequently
vote for the first time in Presidential elec-
ton on November 2, will number just about
1,750,000, or seventeen per cent. of the total
vote of the country. To this are to be added
about 3O0,O 900 voters who have secured natu-
ralization in the same interval of time.
The Northwestern Lumberman mentions
an experiment which may have important
results for lumbermen and gristmillers.
Sawdust and bran were compressed at little
cost into space which will much reduce the
cost Of their transportation. Into block of
compressed sawdust an eight penny nail was
driven SO firmly that it broke in the attempt
to draw it. Yet the block was easily frisble.
Three pecks of bran were compressed into
roll six inches long by six inches diameter,
capable of enduring much handling, yet easi
ly broken up by the fingers. The process
will probably bring sawdust largely into use
for bedding horses, and will reduce the cost
of bran to consumers distant from the mills.
A melancholy statistical 6end of Wes-
tern paper, has been compiling incomplete
mortuary statistics of some of the big battles
of the civil war. Eighty soldiers, all shot
above the hips, and all Of one regiment, fell
dead at one volley in the battle of Gettys-
burg. At Fair Oaks twenty men went down,
one upon the other, in space of few feet
and never moved limb among them after
falling. One shell at Cold Harbor, explo-
ding in the ranks of an Ohio regiment, killed
sixteen soldiers. At Savage Station, during
McClellan's charge, solid shot fired from a
Federal piece at an infantry column march
ing by fours, killed twenty-one men. At
Fredericksburg 5000 Union soldiers were
killed in less than ten minutes. Near Vicks.
burg gunb boat threw single shell at rebel
battery and killed eighteen men, wounding
fifteen others.
1t had been supposed on the death Of
Judge Spoford, that the contest for the seat
now held in the Senate by Mr.. Kellogg
would terminate. But information from Lou
isana is to the effect that the movement against
Kellogg's tenure will be pressed without
abatement. 1t is said that the ground will
be taken that the death of Judge Spoford
has created vacancy, and that the Cover
nor of Louisiana should appoint person to
fill the vacancy, who shall 60 to Washington
and press the case. The death of Mr.. Spof
ford cannot, of course, have any effect to
prevent the Senate, if it so chooses, from de-
claring that Mr.. Kellogg, was not legally
elected and is not entitled to the seat, but it
may be questioned whether the Governor Of
Louisiana would undertake to act in the man
ner suggested in advance of the Senate's &C.
tion.
The cotton season is now nearly on US,
and we think we do our farmers q favor by
publishing the following as the rule adopted
by the New York Cotton Exchange in re-
gard to putting up cotton bales. Every far
mer can see where he will save few cents
on the bale. The rule adopted is this: "The
necessary bagging. Sides-pieces should each
consist of no more than single half width of
bagging running the whole length of the bale,
nor shall three full widths of bagging be con-
sidered unnecessary, provided they only run
the length of the bale, the heads being pro.
tected by head pieces of single thickness Of
cloth but three full widths of bagging lap
ping each other at the heads shall subject the
bale to deduction of two pounds. Unneces-
sary bagging shall be understood to mean all
bagging not absolutely essential to cover and
protect the contents of the bale in proper
manner"
Gen. Grant has a japanese body. servant.
His name is Yiseddo, and he dresses like an
American and carries cane. He told re-
porter of the Denver Tribune, in very we'll
chosen but eueerly pronounced English, that
he found Spanish more like his own language,
better than any other, and that he had learn
ed it readily and enjoyed practicing it on the
Mexicans whom he mel in the United States.
He is Buddhist, and thinks his religion is
much like Christianity. In fact he believes
both religions came from single faith ages
ago. He said that Japan regards the United
States as a model Nation, and is initiating
many of the ways and customs Of this coun-
try. As an American partly, and partly
because of his part in helping to settle the
difficulties between Japan and China, the
japanese regard Gen. Grant with affection
and admiration. Yiseddo individually finds
the ful6lment of his highest desire in being
permitted to accompany Gen. Grant on his
travels.
james Caird, the eminent agricultural
authority of England, writes to the London
Times that agricultural returns from Great
Britain and Ireland show, as compared with
1879, slight increase in the acreage of wheat
a decrease of u per centum in that Of barley;
an increase of 5 per centum il that of oats
and scarcely any change in that of potatoes.
The quality and yield of the wheat will be
so greatly superior, that if the present fine
harvest weather continues fortnight longer,
the crop will be from 100000 to 100000
quarters, or two months consumption better