Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08
Sfraps and fatts.

"A terrible adulteration in ice cream has
been brought to light in the East. However,
the only feature of the fraud worthy of note
is that one plate isn't enough for two young
souls and the price remains the same.
-Santander bark has been discovered in
Columbia, South America. The result is,
quiuine in New York is now selling for 81.
Last year at this time, the price was $500
per ounce.
- The trial of John harrington for the kill
ing of Frederick Harper, in Charlotte, N. c.,
on the 22nd of last February, occupied three
days last week of Mecklenburg Superior
Court and resulted in a verdict of not guilty
Nebraska is trying high.license law !;
$1,000 in cities of ten thousand inhabitants
and $500 in smaller places. The courts have
declared the law valid in spite of the objec-
tion that it is intended, not to raise revenue,
but to prevent liquor selling.
-Krupp, the great German gunmaker, has
been obliged, by the press of orders for ried
guns, to employ an additional force of 5000
workmen, bringing the total number of men
employed by him up to $4,000. This does
not augur we'll for European peace.
William Pickhardt is building the taliest
of private residences in New York, which is
to cost 100000. 1t will be 81 feet front by
125 feet in depth, with height of 12O feet
above the curb and 20 feet below it. There
will be six stories, besides basement, cellar
and sub-cellar, making in all nine stories.
- The drought has been disastrous in Illinois,
Indiana, Wisconsin, Dakota, Michigan and
Pennsylvania. Crops are generally reported
almost utter failures, fields being parched,
stock and people suffering for water, sick.
ness prevailing and the dust being unbearabe.
Mills are stopped, and water is being hauled
from long distances.
A recent European publication concern
ing the Jews estimates their number through.
out the world at about 100000. Only
100000 of the race are to be found in Asia
400 900 in Africa, 100000 in America and
10000 in Australia. The great majority Of
the race-more than 5,000,000-live in Eu'
rope. Roumania contains far larger mum.
her of Jews in proportion than any other
European country.
Miss Alice Tilton, second daughter Of
Theodore Tilton, was married July al
Stuttgart, Germany, where for several years
she has been studying art, to Mr.. John E
Gardin, of Charleston, S. c., who for some
time has been attached to one of the Stutt
CART banks. Two daughters of the ultrs
Abolitionist (Tilton) have been married il
Europe to Southern men, Miss Florence be
ing the wife of New Orleans gentleman, nov
residing in London.
- The New York Herald says: "In regart
to the Presidents health at the time he wa
wounded, the public has erred in supposin9
that he was physically in first rate condl
ton. On the contrary it was quite bad. IL
use homely phrase, he was like horse in {
pasture. He had been suffering from dys
pepsia as we'll as from hemorrhoids, and hat
been compelled to undergo an operation to-
fistula. With the great mental strain Incl
dent to the Presidential campaign and tn
subsequent cares Of office, were added al
anxiety on account of his wife's illness
which the public has never known"
- Mrs. William Vanderbilt has been crea
ting sensation at Saratoga by assuming s
new toilet every time she appears. The LACE
on her parasols alone would fit out many s
society belle for the season, and her morn
ing negliges are all elegant in their way a
the full dress Of evening. Lace, fine, films.
the sands of the sea, and embroidery of th'
most delicate and elaborate description Gov
ers her silk and satin carriage dresses while
all the dainty accessories of the toilet tina
women dote on-such as handkerchiefs
gloves, belts and lipgerie-are of the mos
perfect and most expensive kind.
"A dispatch from Richmond, Va, unde
date of the End instant says: "The drough
is still unrelieved and may so continue unit
the present distressing aspect Of agricultural
affairs finds its climax in the total destruction
of the fall crops. In this State its effects
have been especially widespread and ruinous
In many counties the corn and tobacco crop
are burnt up, the streams have run dry, pre-
venting mills from running and putting far
mers to great difficulty in getting water fol
their stock. The James River is lower thar
it has been for fifty years. and the tobacco
crop will probably be complete failure
The dust in the roads is simply fearful ard the
situation is distressingly alarming"
The latest news from the English crops il
highly unfavorabe Severe rains have done
great damage to the oat crops, besides reduc
ing the prospects of good yield from the
other grains. AS consequence, the yielo
will fall far below the 80 per cent. which was
counted on few weeks ago, and will force
England to draw heavily upon the other grain
producing countries. At the same time, IL
our country, the prolonged dry weather has
injured the wheat, and will reduce the CROP
below the average yield per acre to an extent
which is not made up by the increase in the
acreage. We shall, therefore, have less te
sell to England, but whether we get better
prices will depend good deal upon the ex
tent of the supply which can be procured
from Eastern Europe. 1t is reported thai
both Hungary and Russia will see better
yield than usual ; but these reports may be
nothing more than parts of the great game Of
brag which Mark Lane indulges in to keep
down American prices
-Guiteau receives an immense number oi
letters from every section of the country
One mail bag brought him seventy letters
The Washington Post says of them: "The
contents are varied in character. Some
were invitations to lecture, others prescribed
the punishment that he should receive, and
not few contained drawings of a scaffold
with the murderer suspended from the cross
beam. There was also large wood cut
picture of Guiteau with hemp encircling his
neck, and at the bottom the words: "If the
courts of Justice have not the legal power,
you can depend on the people for the manual y
From Attica, Ind, came about dozen bed