Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
MERE.MENTION.

The Governor OF tennessee TecOllllHeIlIS
to the Legislature the creation of the office
that State, the incumbent to be a colored
man, and have especial supervision of the
colored schools. '''''''''50, 600 pairs of shoes
daily are made in the prisons of New York.
The outside manufacturers claim to be una
BILE to compete with the contractors. ''''''''A
Philadelphia thief grabbed $42, 900 in nego-
table bonds in Philadelphia bank and es-
capped, on Saturday. .'.'''''''New York City
has ten thousand drinking saloons, and it is
proposed by the temperance people to have
the number reduced to 1000. ''.:''''' Senator
Hampton SAYS his grandfather raised the
first cotton crop ever harvested in the
South. .'.''''The prohibition bill in the Tex
as Legislature has been defeated. .'''Three
naval cadets, from Pennsylvania, Maryland
and Georgia respectively, have been dis
missed from the naval academy at AnnapO-
lis for insubordinatiOn on the 30th OF Janu-
ary, and subsequent refusal to express regret
for their conduct. ''''''''.The tendency of the
testimony in the poisoning cases at the
Staunton, Va, insane asylum supports the
theory that the poison was administered by
lunatic. .'''.''',rhe Republican members of
the Senate held caucus on Friday and Sc
lected Edmunds as their candidate for Pres
ident pro tena., to succeed Davis. There was
no opposition. 1.-The Memphis Aralanche
says the Democrats of Tennessee want Han
cock for President in 1884, and that John &.
Carlisle would be acceptable for Vice Pres
ident. .''...''"A bill to permit the inter-mar-
riage of persons of different races has
been favorably reported in the Maine Legis-
lature. .'......"A great deal of cotton remains
unpicked in the fields of West Tennessee,
the planters in many localities deeming it
not worth gathering on account of the low
prices. ....'::Polk, the defaulting treasurer
of Tennessee, has been released from prison
on $4,000 bond. '''''''The trial of the Star
ton of Rerdell, who made clean confess
sion, also duplicating others of the accused,
was concluded on Saturday. Notwithstand-
ing this direct testimony, which ought to end
the case with conviction, it is asserted as a
: fact that at least four Of the jury have been
bribed, and mistrial is inevitable. 1t
is related that Senator Tabor, Of Colorado,
rising to make his maiden speech, said ::
"Mr. President, 1 am paired with the gen
tleman from Hampton, Mr.. South Carroll
ma. 1.-THE total yield Of the cotton crop
thus far according to the Chronicle, is ), 7O3-
G52 bales, to same date last year the yield
was 4,7S5, ,791 bales, and in the year 1880
1881, it was 5,29S, ,S34. This crop is thus
shown to run about 100000 bales ahead of
the large yield of 1SSO-S1.
TEACHERS EXCHANGE.-COl. coward,
Superintendent of Education, is constantly
receiving applications from teachers for sit
uations, and from trustees and others who
desire the services of teachers. In order to
facilitate communication between these two
classes, he has prepared a circular to the
school commissioners of the several coun-
ties, accompanied by a form for application
by teachers seeking employment and those
who desire to employ teachers, which will
be forwarded by the commissioner to those
applying for them, and will prove useful useful
agreement. The school commissioners will
be instructed to notify teachers of the ar
rangement, and it will doubtless conduce to
a systematic method by which a very desir-
able plan will be put in operation.-Col,um-
bid Register.