Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23


derstood that he is to proceed to work in the
matter of organizing new party, to be COM
posed of Republicans and Democratic indie.
pendents of Georgia.
Prof. Proctor says the earth has lost dur
ing the past 1000 years nearly one hour and
a quarter, and is now losing at the rate of
one second in twelve weeks, "and that at this
rate our day will be lunar month in length
in the course of 36,OOO,OOO years.
There is good reason for the belief that
the reports of disturbances in Ireland are
highly exaggerated. A London correspon.
dent has interviewed commercial traveller
who has lately traversed the island, and he
earnestly protests that there has been no Sc.
rious rising.
- Ex-senator Thurman, now in Paris, has
written to his son in Ohio positively refusing
to be the Democratic candidate for Govern
or in that State this fall. He says that he
made up his mind when he left the Senate
never to enter public life again, and that
nothing will change that determination.
- The Texas Prohibitionists, al their State
Convention last week, decided that it was not
advisable to form separate political party,
the great majority of the delegates being of
the opinion that the Democratic party can
be made available, with the proper action on
the part of Prohibitionists, prior to the meet
ing of the next Democratic State Convention.
An advertiser in Washington newspa-
per wants position in any of the Govern
ment departments, and offers one third of his
salary for the place. Another says: "Will
r,, I'd fo~f ho
first four months, who will get me work in
any of the departments at salary of from
$50 to SIS per month"
The Kentucky Commissioner of agricul-
ture, in monthly bulletin just issued, says
that the drought in May has done more dam
age to wheat in that State than was anticipa'
ted, and there cannot be more than two-thirds
of crop. Corn has suffered from bad seed
and drought and must be late in maturing.
Hemp and tobacco promise we'll
The Yankee daughter cf millionaire,
who was said to be about to marry one of the
Bourbons-a cousin of Don Carlos of Spain
has actually Tilted the prince. The chamber.
lain who made the proposal on the part of
the prince was not satisfied with the emphat-
ic "No' of the young lady, so she added a:
"Tell your master that ] don't want titles
half as bad as he wants cash."
Agriculture is not moving forward as
rapidly as commerce, trade or manufactures,
nor, indeed, as fast as population. A compari-
son of the statistics Of the civilized world to-
day with those of 1870, shows that while agri-
cultural products have increased only 81 per
cent during this period, manufactures have
AZ per cent.
The papers in the case of the Cadet Whit
aker court martial, after an examination by
Judge Advocate General Swain, will be sub.
mitted through the Secretary of War, to the
President. Until the President acts upon the
case no announcement will be made as to the
result of the court martial 1t is understood
that the court finds Whitaker guilty of as.
saulting himself and recommends his disms-
sal from the Military Academy. This trial
has cost the country about $4,000.
Though the subject was first agitated in
the Southern part of the State, Northern Cal
ifornia seems now to be taking the most inter-
est in cotton culture. This is particularly
true of the ranchers along the creeks near
Sacramento. One man has planted 250 acres
in cotton, and at last accounts it was doing
we'll. A San Francisco firm has taken pains
to distribute good seed, and they hope to get
most of the cotton consigned to them, when
they will probably ship it direct to Liverpool
by sailing vessels.
-Onehalf of the new cable connecting
England and America has been laid, and the
end is resting on buoy 900 miles East of the
Nova Scotia coast. When the steamer Fara
day returns from Lonion with the remainder
of the cable, the two ends will be joined, and
before many weeks another artery will be
pulsating with the life of two continents In
these days we take but little note Of an
achievement which less than quarter of a
century ago was hailed as the crowning tri,
umph of civilization.
Rev. Mr.. Goodspeed is member IF the
Illinois Legislature, and occasionally offered
prayer in that body, but refused to accept
the So for each days services rendered, voted
to all the ministers who had officiated during
the session. The ground of his refusal was
that person should be paid only in accor,
dance with the good accomplished. He had
prayed that the members of the House might
have wisdom, honesty Of purpose, patience
and grace but he did not think his prayers
had availed anything.
"A new ballot box has just been submitted
to the French Government. 1t has two
locks, each opening with different key, and
an apparatus which clips stub or corner
from the ticket deposited by the elector, and
drops the stub into one part of the box, the
ticket going into the other division. Simul-
taneously the machine registers on a tablet
before the voter the number of tickets clip
ped. The ballots must agree in number with
the stubs, and both with the "tell.tale," and
the voter sees for himself that his ballot has
been cast and taken account Of
The New Orleans papers announce that
the Louisiana Land and Reclamation Com
pany now have in full operation their steam
plougbs. The traction engines are placed
upon model barges, which can be moved along
the canals that intersect the land at intervals
of 1900 feet, and pulled by a steel wire rope,
the great ploughshare moves through the rich
soil, cutting a three foot furrow, and breaking
twelve acres of solid land day in manner
that could not be accomplished by any ami
NAL power. The company will this year seed
some hundred acres of land with rice, and
prepare large area for cultivation in the flu
ture. An experimental crop of ten acres of
jute has been planted and is thriving.
The particulars of the escape of noted
desperate, known as "Billy the Kid" from
Fort Stanton, Colorado. prove him as bold as
he is bad He is only 81, slight and boyish
in looks, but hardened in villainy, being guilty
of numerous mnrders He was nnder sen