Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-01
Straps aud fatts.

will not come within 50,000,O00 miles of the
earth.
- The longest drought that ever occurred
in America was in the summer of 1862. No
rain fell from the 1st of May to the 1st of Sep
tember. Many of the inhabitants sent to
England for hay and grain.
Henry NJ. Stanley, the famous African
traveller, is dangerously sick in the wilds of
that country. He is foreign born, but halls
from the United States, and was first sent
out by Bennett.
"A workman was packing 10000 cartridge
shells in a box at Vermont town, when they
exploded, some 5000 of them entering his per-
son to depth of half an inch. Yet he lived
for several hours.
-Advices from London are to the effect
that during the past week, the harvest IL
England has been jeopardized by the weather,
and there has been an advance in the price
of wheat, both in Great Britain and on the
continent
The citizens of Orange, Texas, a town on
the Texas and New Orleans Road, grew
weary of the acts Of desperadoes, and within
the past few days have shot six and hanged
two of them. The vigilance committee has
only half finished its labors.
A Georgia editor got letter from an
unknown correspondent, asking how he con.
trived to firt without his wifes being able to
catch him. He pitied the ignorance of the
inquirer and wrote him an explanation of the
whole racket. And when he found that the
inquirer was really his wife, he had delirium
tremens without the fun of getting 'em. That
is what man gets for giving himself away,
and it served him right.
On the Cars recent railway journey to
Moscow, the line was guarded throughout its
length by soldiery. At every hundred PAGES
bayonets glistened, and at intervals tents
shone white and camp fires cleaned. The
Emperor was anxious that the Empress should
remain behind with the imperial children at
Peterhoff, but she insisted on accompanying
her husband, to share his fortunes, whatever
they might be-.
An exchange has the following paragraph,
which we copy, the hint given being equally
applicable to our own section "Now is the
time to plant turnips and oats, and we urge
upon our farmers the Importance of these two
crops, especially since the failure of the corn
crop. A good oat and turnip crop will help
save what little corn we may make, feed our
stock during the winter and spring, and keep
the farmer from many dollar of debt that
he would otherwise have to incur. This mat
ter is worthy of serious consideration"
1t is now nearly two months since rain
has fallen in Bardstown, KY Many far
mers are compelled to drive their stock three
or four miles to water. The distillers through
out the county are hesitating and undecided
whether or not to 60 into active operations
during the coming season. The advance in
corn, the dull market for whisky and the
large quantities in bond, are the reasons ad-
vanced for their indecision. A few distillers
who have made contracts for corn will run
on reduced capacities. This coming seasons 8
product will not be one half of that of last
year.
-Thompson's Bank Note Reporter says
"In our list of banks we find the following
named ladies holding positions as bank off,
GERS: Mrs. E. G. Williams is president of the
State National Bank, Raleigh, N. c.; Miss
Jennie Coombs is cashier of Brown & Coombs'
bank, at Middleville, Mich. Miss Sarah
F. Dick fills the same Office in the First Ma
tional Bank, of Huntington, Ind. and Miss
Annie M. King signs as cashier Of the bank.
ing house of Springer & Noyes, at White
Cloud, Kan. Mrs. NJ. H. Cowden carries on
banking business in her own name at For
est Hill, CAL"
- Greasy Creek, in Arkansas, is one of the
latest natural wonders which this country
can boast Of We have already, in response
to those lands which raise bread.fruit and
mama, produced spring whose waters are
said to taste like turtle soup; but now the
Rev. John R. Yeats, a Baptist divine, is
quoted as authority for spring near Greasy
Creek, flowing forty gallons minute, color
ed like apple cider, and tasting like apple,
jack. He saw hundreds "lying" around the
spring, in a state of blissful intoxication,
laughing and trying to slap their hands. The
name given to these springs is the Millenni.
um Springs; doubtless as signifying that
they bring back the golden age.
M. Estienne, in his annual crop reports for
the different countries of the world, puts the
wheat crop Of France this year little be-
low the average in Great Britain ten per
cent. below the average, and likely to realize
only 100000 quarters and in Austria and
Hungary above the average, though later &C.
counts report injury. In Italy the crops are
medium in quality and much below heabun-
dance Of 1880 in quantity, although the
grain is not so plump and weighty. In Ger
many the winter wheat is very good and
the spring wheat is very poor. The Swiss
wheat crop is very poor in quantity ow-
ing to drought, but the quality is good. M.
Estienne says: Gall reports from the United
States agree that the yield will be under the
average"
The water famine at Richmond has reach.
ed alarming proportions, every household
suffering seriously for lack of the indispensa.
BILE fluid, and the unwashed sewers are emit
ting horrible stencil, which is apparent in
all parts of the city. Busy scenes are wit
messed at the springs, where policemen are
stationed to quell fights among the people in
their rush for water. Enterprising negroes
are carting water about the city and selling
it at five cents per bucket. Water from the
country is selling at dollar per barrel, with
rapid upward tendency in price. The appre-
tensions of fire are very great. The chair
man of the fire committee requests all citi-
zens to enroll at the engine.house as volun-
teer 6remen, and the department has been
supplied with axes. Many families have
fled from the city, and others are preparing
to follow. The famine is peculiarly severe
on the poorer classes, who are unable to
buy water, and physicians apprehend a fear
full rate of mortality among those classes un-
less there be copious rains very soon.
A dienatoh from vnchhu Va savs &.