Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-02-03

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Gould's original enterprise, attempted, by
legal proceedings, to prevent the consolida-.
ton, but it was effected nevertheless. A COM
pany, with capital of one million dollars, to
compete with the Western Union, is now talk
ell of in Chicago, but should the company be
formed it will probably conine its operations
to the Western States. In the meantime, the
scheme Of Government postal telegraph is
gaining in popular favor.
The Maine Promibitory Law. ...
~ Over the signature of ga Rebel Brig
adler in New England" Hon. A. M. Wad-
dell, of Wilmington, N. G., who visited that
section as stump speaker in the last Presi'
Dental canvass, contributes very interest.
ing letter to the Raleigh Ns,us and Observer
concerning his experiences in the land Of
steady habits. Speaking Of the Maine liquor
law he says: -...
THE Rebel Brigadier carefully inquired
into the history and results Of prohibitory
legislation there, which satisfied him that, al.
though absolute prohibition is practically
impossible, and although the enforcement Of
the law gives rise to much perjury and de-
prives the State of considerable revenue, it
prevents a great deal Of crime und misery, to
which other communities are subject, by linn
itng the facilities for obtaining liquor, and
keeping thereby in the pockets of the peo-
pie, for expenditure in legitimate methods,
thousands Of dollars which would otherwise
90 to the vendors of the "pizen." Still there
does not seem to be any serious difficulty in
the way of u mans getting drink, if he puts
his whole mind on it Clike the fellow who
dug for a gopher during the war and goes
armed with that most formidable of all hu,
man weapons, money. There are plenty OF
people there who get "fatigued with sperrets,
but they have to do it in a sneakiug wny
which only adds to the degradation, and they
are obliged to do it on very mean liquor, for
it doesn't pay to keep a good and costly ar
ticle when it is liable to be seized at amy time
1t may he that every man is gifted with a
certain amount of pure cussedness' dis rio
uted through the channels Of his natural sys
tenn, and that dsmlniug up any one of these
will only cause an overflow in some other
SO that the average will be maintained bu'
every good citizen and every pious woman
will say, in regard to the channel through
which the propensity to drink flows, dam it,
The Democrats In Congress.
- 1t is a matter Of political interest tc
know in what States in the Union the Dem
ocracy fell back in the last election for mem
bers of the House of Representatives. The
House now in session stands: Democrats
151 Republicans, 1874; Greenbackers, 8; e
total of 293. The next House will stand
Republicans, 147; Democrats, 1877; Green
hackers, 9; total of 293 of which major
ity is just l47, the Republican strength il
the next House, and one vote more than thai
of the Democrats and Greenbackers combined
even granting that the Greenbackers woulc
vote with the Democrats, which, on every
question, is not at all probable. ..-.
The Democratic losses are as follows in the
States named: member in Indiana, ! ir
Kentucky, in Louisiana, l in Minnesota, 4
in Missouri, 7. in Ohio, in Oregon, 2 il
Pennsylvania, in Tennessee, ! in Virginia
and in Wisconsin, footing up loss of e
members in 10 States. But. on the Other
hand, the Democrats made gain of l in Cali
fornia, in Nevada, 4 in New York, l in
North Carolina, or votes in four States.
The chief Democratic loss, therefore, has
been suffered in Ohio and Missouri. but fol
which loss the Democrats would have main
tanned their own in the House The siz
members the Democrats lost in Ohio, if they
had been returned for the Democracy, woulo
have made tie vote between the Republi
cans and Democrats, without the two read
juster votes of Virginia, and with them thu
Democracy would have held a majority O
two over the Republicans. The loss suffered
in Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri
Tennessee and Virginia was ten votes, which
with the Readjuster vote, would have giver
the Democrats the control of the House
without Greenback vote.
Cotton Planted in Checks.
- A correspondent Of the Keowee Courie'
writes the following concerning the planting
of cotton in checks, which may be worthy
the attention of planters:
Last summer, while at Mr.. George Philips
on Colonel's Fork, l noticed that he hac
planted little over one and half acres ir
checks. On making some inquiries in regard
to the cultivation Of cotton in checks, &c.
Mr.. Philips informed me that he had laid of
the rows three feet each way; but before do
ing this he had broken the ground very deer
with small plows and bedded it. The guant
was put in the checks and then covered light
ly with little earth. The whole amount o.
guano used was 1926 pounds. After putting
in the guano the seed were dropped, six tt
seven in each check, and covered with 'mal
plow. At the proper time the cotton was
put to a stand, two stalks being left in eacl
hill or check. The land was plowed both
ways, making the work done with the hoe
very light. The yield from this acre and 8
half was 2,575 pounds of seed cotton. The
land was by no means Of the hest quality
but rather ordinary. Mr.. Philips also in
formed me that he could cultivate as much
cotton again planted, in the check, as he could
drilled cotton. 1t is contended by some that
cotton planted in checks can be worked with
one half the labor and expense that it re.
quires to work drilled cotton, that it will
grow larger, produce more squares and hold
them better.
Mr. w. j. Hix agrees very nearly with
Mr.. Philips in his statement in regard to
checked cotton. He is convinced that it is
hr e. tho hoet ,uau To nlant cntt0n Ha will