Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-27
in various capacities, four being engineers

in various capacities, four being engineers.
The ground everywhere is so soft from snow,
sleet and rain since the 18th of December;
that railroad travelling has become very
dangerous.
The Concord Sun is responsible for the
following: One day last week, quite an anus,
ing scene occurred in the State House of
Representatives. A member from the "moun-
ting deestrick" had just received a petition
from his county asking for the passage of
prohibition law. He took a drink and
thought over it, and thought over it and took
drink drank and thought over it again,
and by the time he WAS really to introduce it
in the House, he had quart of drinks and
thoughts alternated, hidden below his shirt
collar. Then he introduced the petition
as bill to regulate the production and har'
vesting of corn and rye and all other poison.
Gus grain in the State, to tax all wells and
springs, and to allow branch water to be sold
at the drug stores only on physicians pre-
scription. 1t is hard to get away with tel-
low who halls from the land of moonshine.
ERE.MENTION.
The official returns of the vote for Govern
or of Texas have just been published. They
give Roberts, Democrat, 1861 Davis, Re-
publican, 64,sS2; Harmon, Greenbacker,
33,82l. Democratic majority, 67,S9S. "'''lt
is estimated that the trials of Cadet Whita-
ker will cost the government 100000. ''''"A
bill has been introduced in the Tennessee Leg.
islature for the formation Of East Tennessee
as a separate State '''''.'"Paisted elected
Governor of Maine, as the fusion candidate
of the Democrats and Grecnbackers, has
taken the oath of Office. '''''.''.A severe storm
occurred in New York city last Saturday
night Much damage was sustained by ves-
sells lying at the foot Of 18th street, East river.
Telegraph wires were blown down, and con-
siderable damage done to other property.
Of 2,25O,OOO passengers carried by steam
ers in the waters of the GulfStates and lower
Mississippi Valley during 1880, not life was
lost. .''...'."Ten billions of silk worm eggs re.
Gently passed through New York from Japan
to Italy. They occupied twelve hundred
cases, and cost in Yokohama nearly Sl,OOO,-
900. O.".'.'"'Since the sale of liquor was pro.
hibited in Carrolton, Georgia, FIVE years ago,
the annual trade of that place has increased
from s2OOOOO to s5OOOOO.' ':..'.'..A monu.
ment to Edgar Allan Poe is to be erected in
Central Park, New York, at cost of Sl0,,
600. O.'''.'."'In New York city, last year, over
s23, 100000 were invested in new buildings Of
various kinds. ........"E. A. Sothern, the actor,
died in London on Friday last. ''''''"The
Population of the United States is four times
as great as it was in 1S3O-6fty years ago.
Reports of date as recent as the 23rd, from
southern parts of Indiana, Illinois and con-
tiguous territory, say there will be an almost
entire failure of the wheat crop, owing to the
late planting and the early and hard winter.
Not over one-ffth of crop can be hoped
for. .....".There was a snow fall in New Or.
leans last Sunday, the heaviest in that city
for fifteen years. A few flakes fell in Calves
ton, on the same day, followed by light
sleet.