Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-03-16
gfraps aud fatts.


A prominent citizen of Salt Lake asserts
that Brigham Young is still alive, and that
his pretended death was trick to impose upon
the faithful, it being the intention to raise
Brigham when the anticipated crisis arrives
among the brethren.
A banquet in a steam boiler was recently
given by German manufacturer in the Duchy
of Baden, to celebrate the completion of one
of the largest steam boilers in the world. In
side the boiler table was arranged for thirty
guests, while racks for the cookery and wines
were placed along the sides.
The record in the Flipper court-martial
with Judge Advocate-GeneralS Swaim's report,
has been submitted TO the Secretary of War.
General Swain is understood to recommend
mitigation of the sentence of dismissal. The
case now goes to the President, and the gener-
al impression is that the sentence will be mitl-
gated to some lighter punishment.
The widow of Daniel Webster until her
death few days ago, received the interest on
a fund of $50, 900, created as an annuity by
public spirited citizens of Boston after the
death of her husband in 1852. The principal
is now to be paid back to as many of the orig
inal donors as are living, and the heirs OF
those who are dead.
1t is understood that the subcommittee OF
the House committee on ways and means have
virtually agreed upon bill reducing the in
ternal revenue tax on whisky and tobacco
and removing the tax entirely on a number OF
articles embraced in schedule ga" The to-
tai amount of reduction in internal revenue
to be effected by the bill is estimated at about
S7O,OO0,0O0.
According to the statistics furnished by
the Census Bureau, the pine forests OF the
lake region are fast disappearing, and the re-
serve in Maine, Pennsylvania and the Southern
States is being drawn upon. Spectators are
taking advantage of the opportunity and in
vesting heavily in timber tracts. Cultivation
of trees, if properly encouraged, will supply
the coming deficiency in the lumber supply,
but not in time to prevent the scarcity and
certain advance in prices.
An official report in detail of pork packing
in Cincinnati far the past Winter and Summer,
shows decrease in the number of hogs pack
ed during the past winter, as compared with
the previous wear. of 137 ,557, while the de-
crease in the aggregate gross weight was IS,
622,6 GAS lbs. The decrease in the aggregate
yield of lard was 6, ,415, ,575 lbs. Of other pro-
ducts the statement shows decrease of bar-
rels of pork of 11,91S; of cut meats, green
weight, II, 1872 ,OS9 lbs.
- The business failures throughout the coun-
try for the seven days ending last Friday are
reported by Dun's Mercantile Agency at l43
against 1913 the week previous. The Eastern
States had 20, Western Al, Middle 2l, South
ern A, Pacific 10, and New York City,. The
most significant failure in New York City is
that of VIM. Rumee & Co., an old and respec-
table house in the leather trade. The stop
page of V. E. j. Magnin, Guedin & Co., i'm
porters of watches, has long been expected.
Hereafter United States notes, silver GER
tiicateS and fractional notes, equaling or eX-
ceeding three-ffths of their original proper
tions, are redeemable at their full face
value. Fragments of United States notes,
silver certificates and fractional notes, each
constituting clearly one-half, but less than
three-ffths, are redeemable at one-haf the full
face value. Fragments of less than half are
redeemable only when accompanied by an at
fidavit stating that the missing portion has
been totally destroyed.
"A story comes from New York that by
reason of the recent furry in securities Of
various kinds in which Gen. Grant had heavy
investments, he has lost to large extent,
and that his heavy losses and the uncertainty
of the future, led him to deed his Long Branch
property to Mrs. Grant, a week or more ago.
Whether this is pitable story started for the
purpose of raising another charity fund OF
some kind for the great national beggar is not
that Gen. Grant has invested in lately has been
very successful, and his name has ceased to be
of much Importance to big enterprises.
OF the Sill AGO. 900 invested in Virginia
railroads, only S13,149,OO0 invested in five
roads, yield any dividend. Only two out of
fourteen railroads in North Carolina pay div
idends. Those which pay represent SIS, ,2G5,-
600; those which do not, 81, ,542 900. In Mis-
souri,, S215, ,0555, 100 have been invested in
twenty-nine railroads, exclusive of the St.
Louis bridge, and dividend is only paid on
one of them, costing S34, 4,412, 900. Out Of
S25S, 800, 900 invested in thirty railroads in
California, only one road, the Central Pacific
pays. This, with it's Los Angeles branch,
represents $14S, ,07S, 900, leaving S110, ,2S2, 600
yielding nothing to the shareholders.
The sentence of Sergeant Mason who fired
at Guiteau, has been approved by Gen. Han
cock. The sentence is to be dishonorably dis
charged, with loss of all pay and allowances,
and to be confined in the penitentiary at hard
labor, for eight years. A petitionto President
Arthur for the pardon of Mason is circula-
ting in Ohio. 1t has already received the
signatures of large number of prominent
business men. The grounds presented for the
exercise of Executive clemency are the excite
ment under which the shooting was done and
the claim that punishment enough has been
Su1IeTeu 10 uleeG lIe uellldlluS VI lHlllGdl uio-
cipline
The Star Route rogues were required to
give bail Oh last Friday. Ex-Assistant Post
master General Brady gave bonds in the sum
of $4,000 on the indictments pending against
him for completely in the Star Route steal.
Ex-senator Dorsey gave bonds in SO, 600 in
the same cases. His brother John w. Dorsey,
was not present, but his counsel stated that
he was on his way here from New Mexico to
answer, when bail in similar amount will be
required Dorsey's clerk, Berdell, did not
appear He will be called upon to give SIS, 600
bail when produced in court. John K. Miner
was made to furnish security in S., 900 ut pres
ent, but certified checks for that amount were
accepted until real estate security can be fur
nished. Samuel Abel gave bail in $4,000.
According to the tables of the last census,
the product of gold in North Carolina during
the census year, was Sis, 1853; of Georgia,
SS1, ,029; of South Carolina, S12, ,040; of New
Hampshire, 10,999; of Virginia, S9,321; of
Tennessee 1898; and of Alabama, 81 ,301.
The product of the southern gold belt was OF
course small in comparison with that OF the
Rocky mountains or Pacific States but it is
possible that the returns from our scattered
mines and mills are neither full nor accurate.
The present production is certainly largely in
excess of the figures of the census bureau.
The leading silver State is Colorado, which
gave us 16 millions against Nevada's II mil
lions, Utah comes next, and Arizona, Montana
and California The product of Georgia was
1922, of North Carolina $40, and of South
Carolina $50.
A Washington letter to the New York
San claims that Blaine hopes to lead revolt
against Arthur in Congress, and adds: ''Mr.