Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-16
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severely worried by his conscience that he re.
turned $40 of the local cemetery fund.
"A locomotive is being built at the Bald
win Works in Philadelphia, which is designed
to be the fastest in the world. 1t is intended
to make eighty miles an hour without taking
in water, and will be tested on the English
and Continental railroads.
1t is generally conceded that the ticket
nominated by the Readjusters in Virginia is a
strong one. Cameron, the candidate for
Governor, is an able man who bears a spot
less reputation, is a fine public speaker, and
much liked even by those who oppose his
views on the debt question.
A squad of people left Charleston for
Liberia, week ago last Saturday, going by
way of New York. In the latter city, on
Friday, party arrived, returning from Libe-
ria to their old homes in Arkansas. They
give discouraging reports. and say the entire
country is swindle.
The population of London is 3,S14,571.
In 1871 it was 3,254,000; and in 1861, q
S03,9S9. 1t has thus increased over 1,000,-
900 in twenty years, or at the rate of 1.8 per
cent. per annum. This is what is called the
metropolitan district" only. When Lon.
don counts in its "belt,'" also, it has popu.
lation of 4,2S6,6O7.
- The Republicans of Amherst county,
Va, have adopted resolution declaring that
if no Republican candidates are nominated
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, they
will not vote in any election this year also
that they will have no part nor lot with any
party but the straight.out Republican party,
and will keep intact their party organization
The Thirteenth Brooklyn Regiment has
decided to attend. the celebration of the York
town Centennial, leaving Brooklyn, October
16, stopping in Washington on the Eth,
thence on the 18th to Richmond, where they
will be the guests of the First Virginia
Reg and with that regiment will pro-
ceed to Yorktown.
Gov. Cornell has vetoed a bill recently
passed by the New York Legislature to com.
pei the people dealing in the article, to call
oleomargarine limitation butter" The Gov.
ernor declares it "wholly indefensible meas
ure, because it endeavors to deprive citizen
of rights which are guaranteed under the
Constitution and laws Of the United States
through the patent Office"
Florida, having established large and
growing market for her oranges, is now be-
ginning to ship peaches to the New York
market A consignment arrived on Saturday
which was shipped on the last day of May,
packed in compartment boxes like the patent
egg boxes, and each peach wrapped in cotton.
They were apparently as fresh as when picked
from the tree, and sold readily at two dollars
dozen.
News comes of falling out between
Adam Forepaugh and his $4,000 beauty,
Louise Montague. Instead of a $4,000 con-
tract, it is said Forepaugh's engagement Of
the lovely Louise was at $3.50 week, but it
appears that Forepaugh, the gilded edge
having worn of, regards that as rather an
extravagant sum to pay woman for riding
an elephant in parade about once week.
The beauty is reported, however, as being
determined to hold the Snowman to his bond.
Mr.. D. H. Lonee, of Huntsville, Ala,
who has been travelling in New England, re-
ports fever heat of interest prevailing in
that section on the question of cotton spin
ming in the South. He writes to the Mem
phis Cotton Exchange that if the merchants
of that city will raise $250,000 for cotton
mill, number of prominent New Englanders
will put in the same amount and thus secure
10000 spindle cotton manufactory for the
town.
"A special dispatch from Little Rock,
Arkansas, under date of the 7th instant, says
"The Ku-Klux have broken out in Berry
county, and are endeavoring to drive persons
from the county by means of threatening
letters. On Sunday night an attempt was
made to burn the town of Perryville by set
ting fire to the newspaper Office, but by the
prompt action of the citizens, the flames we're
subdued Bloodshed is apprehended, as the
citizens have decided to bring the outlaws
to Justice at whatever cost. Governor Church.
i'll says he will have the Neil Guards (col.
ored) of Pine Bluff mustered into State SER
vice; also other companies of colored men
which may hereafter be organized"
The men of Hilliard, small Wyoming
mining town on the Union Pacific Railroad,
were spelling for spree, but lacked the
money to pay for it. At this juncture the
passengers on a train were horri6ed at the
sight of rough-looking man bound fast to a
telegraph pole, while party Of miners were
suspending moose from branch of tree.
The prisoner begged the travellers to rescue
him, but the miners said that he was thief,
and had justly been condemned to death. 1t
was intimated, however, that the payment
of $l00, the amount he had stolen, would &C.
cure his liberation. The money was hastily
contributed, and the train went on, carrying
the rescued man along but he jumped off at
the next station, and got back to Hilliard in
time to take part in the revelry.
Augusta, Ca, has now the following fac.
tories in its limits or within few miles, all
of which, however, may be counted as prop.
erly belonging to it: Augusta Factory, $4,000
spindles; Enterprise, 10000; Globe Mills,
5,OOO;J. B. Connelly's Mill, 1900; Sum.
merville Mills, 1000; Sibley Mills, 10000 !;
Graniteville Factory, 80, 900 Langleys Mills,
1900; McCoy's Mill, l,OOO-total, 100000
spindles. To these may be added the King
Mill, with 10000 spindles, making grand
total of 10000 spindles. These mills have
total capital of SIS, ,235 900, and when the
Sibley and King Mills are completed will
employ about 5000 operatives. As gener.
al rule there are Eve persons dependent upon
each operative, and the mills named would,
therefore, have about $4,000 people depend.
ent upon them. The Sibley and King Mills
will thus add fully 10000 to the population.
DR.. Talmage's attack upon the revised
version of the New Testament, Sunday morn
ing, drew great applause from large audience
in the Brooklyn Tabernacle. He began the
attack by stopping abruptly in the Lords
Prayer, after the petition "deliver US from the
evil one and nhseruinu without tie formal.