Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-06-15
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to be 361 600, representing, with rs per cent.
for operating capital, total investment OF
S12, 2,214,OOO.
Late intelligence received from several
counties in Southern Virginia, represent that
considerable damage is being done to the
wheat and oats by small insects, known as
''white midgets" Previous to the appearance
of these insects wheat and oats gave promise
of the largest yield ever known in years.
The old brick building at the southwest
corner of Seventh and Market streets, Phila-
delphia, in which it is claimed that Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of Independence, has
been purchased by the Pennsylvania National
Bank. The old building will be torn down,
and bank structure erected on its site.
The peculiar costume of the dwellers in
Arizona is thus graphically described by a
sstender foot ~ sin ordinary weather he wears
a belt with pistols in it. When it grows chilly
he puts on another belt with pistols in it,
when it becomes really cold he throws Win
chester rifle over his shoulder"
"A case to test the validity and constitu-
tionality of the Virginia law governing sam
pie merchants, was brought before the United
States District Court, on Tuesday, at Norfolk,
Va, by combination Of Baltimore merchants.
The law imposes a tax of $3.50 and $500 penal
ty on sample merchants. Virginia, North
Carolina and Texas are the only States lmpo-
sing such tax.
If Ex-Governor Frank Moses is wise he
will employ his leisure time during his i'm
:prisonment on Blackwell's Island in getting
up evidence about the Congressional election
in South Carolina next November, so that in
case the house of the forty-eighth Congress
should be Republican he can get seat. AS
the Latin poet has beautifully observed, sin
ION
"A large company of well-to-do representa-
that State, bound for Chihihuaha, Mexico.
They will prospect in the mining and agricul-
tural regions and if the country suits, and they
can secure the property cheap and the Mexican
Government is friendly toward them, they
will settle there and be followed in the Fall
by 200 of the best colored families in Missis.
sippi. The plan is to establish a colony.
The death of Garibaldi has brought trouble
to the newspapers in Austria and Italy. One
Treste journal, the independents, having put
on mourning for him has been con6scated by
the Austrian authorities, while body Of stu
dents have wrecked the Office of two Rome
journals, the Voce della Verita and Cassar'.
Cria, because the latter spoke disrpectfully Of
of him. Thus the press is between opposing
fires on this subject.
People who are in the habit of chipping,
punching and otherwise mutilating coin Will
be interested to know that the penalty is the
severest sort. A grocer was last week tried
in the Courts of New York city on the charge
of mutilating coin and was sentenced by the
Judge to term of one year and ten months
Imprisonment and to pay fine OF $l,OOO
This punishment is inflicted under the pro-
visions of the bill General r. B. Vance had
passed through Congress to punish mutilators
Of coin, land this man is about the first unfor'
tunate to fall under it.
In a recent letter to some friends in Charles
ton, S. c., General Fitz Lee amusingly writes
''South Carolina has, for 10 these many years
been camped in my affection. When Cadet
at the United States Military Academy my
room mate was South Carolinian. During
the war two gallant fellows, the one native
and the other an adopted son of South Carolina
served on my staff, while being cavalryman
made it my duty to run in the some direction
for four years with your Hampton and your
Butler, whether they were marching after the
enemy or the enemy marching after them
Oh, yes some day I am coming to South
Carolina. have never had the honor to cross
the boundaries Of your State"
The Columbia Register truthfully remarks
A man who says he is not able to pay for a
paper ought to 60 at once to the County Court
and have guardian appointed for him. Re.
member that newspaper is worth more to a
family than a three months school. A family
that takes paper lives as it were, in house
set upon hill, from whose windows one can
see all that is going on the world. Friend,
don't say you are not able to pay for your
paper. Say you don't like the paper, or say
you would rather live in ignorance or declare
that you do not want your children to learn
anything; but don't say you can't pay-be'
cause to say you can't pay is to say you are
no man, have no backbone, and ought to be in
the poor house. ~ .a
The announcement is made that new
telegraph company, with capital OF S2l, ,OOO,
600 has been organized, at Chicago, that work
has actually begun on it's lines in the East,
and they are to be pushed rapidly West, con-
Meeting all the principal cities. Elisha Gray,
electrician, gives the following facts in regard
to it. The principal stockholders are the Hon.
Geo. D. Roberts and S. B. White of New
York, the Hon. John B. Alley of Texas, Col
lector Beard of Boston and Governor Foster
of Ohio, who with his friends holds large
blocks of the stock The lines are to be Ope'
rated with Gray's patents. It is to be known
as the postal Telegraph Company. Matera]
reductions in telegraph tolls are promised.
Seven hundred thousand dollars has already
been paid in for preliminaries.
In reference to the proposed removal OF
Jefferson's body, Jefferson NJ. Levy, Of New
York, the owner of Monticello, recently said
s'The spot where Jefferson was buried was
selected by himself, and there are peculiar
reasons why his wishes should be respected.
When Jefferson and Dabney Carr were young
men they made an agreement that which ever
of them should die first should be buried by
the survivor under certain oak tree at Mon.
ticello, which was favorite with them both.
Dabney Carr died in France in the time OF
the Revolutionary War, and after the wal
was over Jefferson, in accordance with his
agreement, had the body of Carr brought to
this country and buried under the oak. When
Jefferson died he expressed in his will desire
to be buried in the same secluded spot beside
his friend. He also left directions as to the
monument to be erected over him. His wife
and children were buried in the same spot OF
ground The Randolph family has used it as
a burying ground ever SINCE"
speaking of the dull times in New York,
and giving a reason therefor, a letter from
that city says 1.-THE present extraordinary
rise in the price of meats and vegetables, and
indeed of almost all articles Of food, to 1.-THE
rates Of war time" has had the most depressing
effect upon other lines Of trade in this city
and vicinity This is especially true of such OF
the clothing and dry goods houses as have
been largely dependent upon the mechanics
and skilled and unskiled laborers. Asa prom.
inent clothier said this afternoon ''Trade is
dull with US. How can you expect it other.
wise when the great middle class and the
laborers have to spend all they can make to
provide food for their families, when the butch
er will hardly cut piece of meat short of a
dollar? Our house depends in great part