Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-21
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he is suggestive of a summer resort circular.
There are said to be nearly $780, 900 Free
masons in the United States, more than one to
every hundred of population. The number
in New Jersey is 1865, nearly one to every
hundred of population.
Mr. John A. Appleton, the eldest of the
brothers composing the well-known publishing
house of D. Appleton & Co., New York, died
on Wednesday, oflast week, at Clifton, Staten
Island, aged sixty.6ve years.
A suggestion has been made that con-
vention Of delegates, appointed by the Gov
ernors of the several States, be held to draft
some uniform law on the subject of divorce,
to be presented to the legislatures of the
States.
- The New York Public reaches the con-
clusion that the wheat crop will be as large
as in 1879 ; 44O 900 900 to 460,000,000 BUSH
els-about 4O,OO0,0O0 less than last year
and that the United States may find it diff
cult to market its surplus with fair show
ing for wheat in Europe.
At National Convention of Hebrews,
now in session at Chicago, there will be dis
cussion of proposition to substitute Sunday
for Saturday as the day for observance Of the
Sabbath. In some parts of Europe this
change has been already made, and Hebrews
and Christians may be seen attending divine
service on the same day.
"A woman belonging to the sect called
Perfectionists, undertook to run herself to
death at Dallas, Texas She got the idea
from Scriptural passage about running
the race to the end" that if she run till she
died she would go direct to Heaven. She
could not kill herself by pedestrianism, how
ever, and resorted to drowning instead.
A New York medical professor" has
been amusing himself for several days by
firing shots from pistol, similar to that
which Guiteau used, into the bodies of sub
jects as nearly as possible like the President
in size, weight, etc. These bodies belonged to
men who died in some of the public institu-
tions.
- Last Thursday, in Arkansas, was general
ly observed as day of fasting and prayer
for the recovery of President Garfield, it hav-
ing been set apart by Governor Churchill for
that purpose. Religious services were held in
all the churches, and all the State Offices were
closed, as we'll as number of prominent busi-
ness houses.
Some of the clerks at the White House
are now engaged in the Herculean task of get
ting together and preserving in scrap books the
various newspaper accounts of the attempt on
the Presidents life, together with the accom-.
panying editorials. These books-there will
be great many of them-will make most
interesting and valuable collection, and the
President will be pleased to look it over when
he gets we'll.
- Since the census was taken in June, 1880,
very nearly a'million immigrants have land
ed in the United States. In New York alone,
during the first six months of 1881, the arri-
walls numbered 100000, They are nearly all
bound for the West, and do not produce an
appreciable effect on the labor markets of the
Atlantic coast The newcomers are of the
selfsupporting class, and on the virgin land
of the West will soon be producers Of bread
stuffs for export to the Old World.
- In the Georgia Legislature, on the l4t..
an extraordinary scene occurred. Mr.. Nor
then, Of Hancock, made an eloquent speech
on woman's work for temperance, and then
presented petition for local option law,
which stretched down all the aisles and went
clear around the hall. 1t was six hundred
feet long, and had on it thirty thousand names
when enrolled. 1t was greeted with great ap-
plause. 1t is thought the local option law
will certainly pass.
To-day is the twentieth anniversary of the
"First Battle of Manassas" Post POI, Grand
Army of the Republic, of Carlisle, Pa, has
arranged for grand jollifcation, and will
60 on an excursion to the Luray Cav
erns, and at its invitation will be met by the
survivors of the Confederate army of the
Shenandoah Valley-the home of the "Stone-
wall' brigade. 1t will doubtless be hearty
and happy meeting, the Blue and the Gray
joining hands on the anniversary of the first
great battle of the war.
The total length of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, from New Orleans to San Francisco,
will be 1897 miles, of which all but $50
miles have been completed. The various
sections of this line are: Southern Pacific,
1858; Galveston, Harrisburg ard San An.
tonic Railroad C'Sunset" Route), 431 Hous-
ton to Orange, 106, and Louisiana Western,
1l2. The value of the property of the road
is S130,873,900. The Southern Pacific has
land grant in California of 100000 acres,
and the "Sunset" Route grant in Texas Of
100000 acres.
Alta conference of the leading sugar re.
fners, held in New York a week ago last
Monday, an agreement was made to reduce
the production of sugar about one third.
The total amount melted each week is from
100000 to 100000 pounds, and it is
proposed to reduce the daily production from
100000 to 100000 pounds. This will be
done for one week, as an experiment, to see
how it will affect the market, which is claimed
to be very sluggish just now. In case there
should b. no change, the reduction will be
continued until the market regains health
full condition.
According to the New York papers. good
progress is now being made on the Hudson
River Tunnel, which is now in charge of Gen.
VIM. S. Smith, Western engineer of consid.
erable reputation. The new work is said to
be progressing at the rate of about FIVE feet
day. The length of the tunnel from shore
to shore will be about 5,400 feet, and the ap-
proaches will add about as much more to the
length. The work now extends 800 feet un>
der the river from the Jersey shore, and
heading from the New York side is now being
started. The present arch is thirty feet be-
low the bed Of the river, and system of air.
locks has been introduced, which will give ad-
ditional safety and allow more rapid progress
of the work, which will be completed in about
three years.
The Spanish government has issued
decree allowing Jews 10 return to that coun-