Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-13
! EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
A Strange Occurrence.

EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
A Strange Occurrence.
- The Meridian (Miss.) Mercury gives
currency to the following strange story:
Some four years ago negro man died at
Lauderdale Station, as was supposed, of hy-
drophobia The day of his death he was a
raving maniac. 1t was thought best to con-
6ne him, but there was trpuble in getting any
one to undertake the dangerous and difficult
task. At last DR.. Kennedy, DR.. Webb and
B. T. Bust volunteered to undertake it. The
mans wife assisted them, and with great diff.
Guilty they succeeded in fastening handouts
upon his wrists. He died that day. The
wife soon after went raving and died. With,
in the last six months the three white men
engaged in the struggle with the negro to
handcut' him have gone crazy-two of them
sent to the lunatic asylum, and the third, Mr..
Webb is on the way there. There is much
remark upon the coincidence. And now we
hear for the first time that it was rather sus.
picion that the negro had been bitten by a
mad dog known to have been prowling a
month previous, than fact resting upon Ger.
tain proof The singular circumstance
makes food for reflection. 1t may be a mere
happen so, but could not happen so again in
ten thousand millions of times.
The Clement Attachment.
- Mr.. George M. Cornelson is the propri-
etor of new cotton factory at Orangeburg,
which is now in active operation. ..-
The factory is worked upon the Clement at.
tachment plan, and cost about $4,000. 1t is
the sole property of Mr.. Cornelson, who has
displayed wonderful energy and perseverance
in placing the enterprise firmly upon its legs,
in the face of many discouragements. The
factory has four attachments and one thou
sand two hundred and twenty-four spindles,
all of which are running every day. 1t is op-
Grated by thirty hands under the supervision
of superintendent. The hands under him
were chosen with view to their capacity, and
have had experience in spinning at the Lang
ley and Greenville mills. The spinners are
paid fifteen cents side Of one hundred and
two spindles and can earn about sixty cents a
day the spoolers reelers and carders earn
from twenty-five to seventy'6vs cents a day.
The machinery is operated by sixty horse
power engine. The factory consumes two
bales, or about two thousand pounds of seed
cotton day, or six hundred bales during the
year. Mr.. Cornelson pays from three to three
and ,ne.half cents per pound for the seed
cotton delivered at the factory. The yarn is
worth from twenty.four to twenty-eight cents
per pound. The profits are estimated at fifty
dollars a day.
A South Carolina Tea Farm.
- From the following, which we find in
the Washington Post, it would seem that the
cultivation of the tea plant is to be tried in
this State in an earnest manner, and on an
extensive scale: ....
Gen. LeDuc, the commissioner Of agricul.
ture, has just returned from trip to South
Carolina, where he has arranged for the cul-
ture of the tea plant on an extensive scale.
By previous experiments in that State as we'll
as in others, he demonstrated the suitability
of the climate and soil for the culture of this
widely used plant. In order to test the prac-
ticability of the culture on an extensive scale
and the preparation Of the leaves for the
market, a farm has been secured. This is
tract of land on the Ashley River, thirty
miles west of Charleston, S. c., and near the
town of Summerville. 1t is portion Of an
estate consisting of 1,1S0 acres. which was
occupied as country residence by Governor
Blake. one of the old Colonial Governors of
South Carolina. He built here splendid
mansion of bricks which were imported from
England. The house has long since fallen to
pieces, and the bricks have been carted
away, but there still remain traces of the
former splendor. The property is now owned
by Mr.. Middleton, descendant of one of the
,igners of the Declaration of Independence.
He was very much interested in the expert
ment made by Gen. LeDuc for the introduc.
ton of the culture of the tea plant in this
and in order that trial might be
made on more extensive scale, he had offer
ed the use. of 200 acres to the government
for twenty years, rent free.
"What is the nature Of the soil J" asked
the reporter, who had a conversation with
Gen. LeDuc.
"It is peculiar whitish loan, and the tea
expert, Mr.. Jackson, said that it was fully
EQUAL to the soil of Asia"
"When do you begin active operations
"In about two weeks the land will be
oloughed. expect shortly eighty bushels
If seed from India. Most of the tea used in
his country comes from India. The Chinese
,nly export the poorer grades, keeping the
,est for their own consumption The seed is
lbout the size of hazel nut, and is the same
,ind that is cultivated by the English resi-
tents of India. In this country it is widely
,sed and known as English breakfast tea.
t is drilled in, and then, when the plants
.ome up, they are thinned out and trans.
,lanted We propose to plant about 100
cres this year, as the rest Of the land has to
,e cleared"
"Well, what is to be done with such a
uantity of leaves?'
"That is the main object of this expert