Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-08-25
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that number are reported by Blaine to be ap'
plicants for Office at Washington.
"A Maine man of wealth left his estate so
conditioned that his heirs will lose six months
of income for every breach of total absti-
nence pledge.
The Kentucky Board of Agriculture re.
ports that there has been no such shortage in
crops in that State since 1854. Not more
than half an average yield Of wheat will be
harvested.
- There is an immense grape vine at Cajon,
Cal. which has enveloped two sturdy oak
trees with it's branches 1t is bearing five
tons of grapes, and the weight has crushed to
the ground one Of the trees.
The Rev. George W. Williams, men,
ber of the Ohio Legislature, is a negro A
year ago he was suing Columbus hotel for
refusing to board him on account of his color
Now Columbus hotel keeper is suing Will
liams for failing to pay board bill.
- Ireland, in spite of all her troubles, will
have, if the reports are true, an excellent har.
vest this year. An unusually large area of
the island is under cultivation, and the out
look has not been so favorable for good crops
since 1872.
Senator Lamar, of Mississippi is still suf:
fering from illness apd has been forbidden by
his physicians from participating in the ap-
preaching canvass in that State. He will be
a candidate for reelection to the United States
Senate, by the Legislature to be chosen in
November.
- David Carroll, wealthy Maryland cot
ton manufacturer, who died recently, left in
his will a provision that 100000 should be
set apart to defray any expenses that might
be incurred in defending the will against pos
sible litigation. He gave as his reason that
he had "often beheld with disgust the efforts
of children to break their parents wills"
People with abundance of leisure are al
ready beginning to estimate the probable az.
gregate of the physicians charges in the
Presidents case. One gentleman brings the
bill at SIC, 300, allowing Sl00 day to each
of the four attending physicians, and $4,000
and $4,000 to Drs. Agnew and Hamilton,
respectively, for consultations, visits, opera.
tions, &c.
Elections occur this fall in New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Mississippi
The only State officer elected in Pennsy lvania
is Treasurer. In New York full State tick
ct is elected except Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, together with members of the Leg
islature and four Congressman. Full State
tickets and legislators are to be elected in
Virginia, Mississippi and Ohio.
- Virginia, which paid no attention to cot
ton culture until recently, is now turning to it
on considerable scale, and with pronounced
success. Cotton plantations now exist in all
of the Southern counties of the State, and
thousands of bales were produced last year.
1t has been found that the cultivation of to-
bacco has been growing Improbable, besides
exhausting the soil, and this is likely to make
cotton.g growing general throughout the State
The weather was so warm in Dover, New
Hampshire, on Friday last, that two tin pans
lying in the sun at the residence of Mr.. Hen
ry Goulding, concentrated the suns rays to
such an extent as to set fire to the house.
When discovered, the clapboards were in
blaze and in few moments the fire would
have been beyond control. A hole in the
wall Of the house several inches in diameter
was burned.
- The New York anti. .adulteration law goes
into effect September l, and arrangements are
being made to see that its provisions are car.
ried out. The law is very broad and makes
the sale of oleomargarine for butter, of glu-
cose for sugar, chicory for coffee, etc. an of:
tense punishable by fine and Imprisonment.
1t is only necessary to 60 before magistrate
and enter complaint, and the person guilty
Of aduterating food is at once brought to
trial.
-Vennor's forecast for the latter part of
August is as follows: Eighteenth, hailstorms
and frosts probably in some portions 18th and
Goth, heat and storms 21st sultry and show.
cry; 22d, sultry and windy 2Sd and Oath,
heat and wind 25th and 26th, heavy storms
on the lakes, on the St. Lawrence and around
New York; 9th, 29th, cooler weather. with
rains and frosts in the Northern section ;
30th and 31st, fair and pleasant weather,
with cool evenings and nights, with indica-
tions of returning heat.
Meal Dow complains that the churches
are not in earnest in the cause of total absti.
nence, and to their indifference he attributes
the slow progress made in the work of exter.
minating the liquor traffic. "Whenever," he
says, "a popular vote comes directly upon the
question of license or prohibition to grog shops,
large number of church members are found
upon the side of license. In many of our
States there is an annual vote in the cities
and towns upon the question of license or mo
license and wherever and whenever the Ill
cense' ticket wins, it is by the helping vote Of
church members"
- The Hour, weekly paper published in
New York, makes the positive announce
ment that the Hon. Samuel j. Tilden is in the
field as a candidate for the Democratic nomi.
nation for President in 1884. The Hour
says that with the shrewdness' and fore
sight for which he is remarkable, he has care.
fully surveyed the field and has reached the
conclusion that the time has come for the re.
dress of the great wrong which he believes
was done to himself, to his party and to the
country, by the reversal of the popular yer.
dict and the Inauguration of fraudulent
President in 1876"
Col. Corbin, master of ceremonies at the
Yorktown Centennial, has issued circular
regarding the arrangements for the celebra.
tion which is to take place October IS, 19, 20
and 81. Present advices promise military
representation from every State in the Union.
More than 10000 troops have already signi-
fed their intention Of being present, and it
is believed the militia to take part in the
celebration will exceed 10000. Many States
will send full regiments. The Governors of
most of the States will also attend, accom-
panied by their stats. For the reception
and proper comfort of the latter building
is to be erected.
- The New York Herald, Conkling organ,