Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-30
Straps aud fafts.

salary IS an inducement to other operatives
to divide the field with him.
"A yoke of six oxen, drawing raft on
the Dismal Swamp canal, on Wednesday of
last week, suddenly plunged into the canal
on account of the heat. James Ampey, one
of the drivers who jumped in the canal to
unchain them, was drowned by the oxen.
Another driver was rescued with difficulty.
The failures reported by R. G. Dun &
Co., for the seven days ending last Friday,
throughout the United States and Canada,
number 165, as against170 last week. The
distribution was as follows: New England
States %, Middle States 20, Southern States
80, Western States 48, Pacific States and
Territories Al, New York 4, Canada 10.
Hon. Herschel V. johnson is reported
to have exclaimed, when he heard Of the
passage of the secession ordinance: II fear
that Georgia has, to-day, committed the
gravest act of folly ever committed by an
enlightened people," James L. Petigru
made much more sarcastic and memorable
speech concerning South Carolina. Well,
-Ex-Gov. Hubbard, of Connecticut, start
ed poor but grew rich. His daughter mar
ried her fathers coachman and was outlaw
ed from the parental mansion. Eventually
she quit her humble husband and returned
to her proud father. The father recently
entered the den Of the Wall street tiger
and lost his money. The coachman may
have terrible revenge on both father and
daughter.
Dispatches of last Saturday to the New
Orleans Democrat from all sections of the
cotton belt show considerable falling off
in crop prospects as compared with last
year, except in Tennessee and portions OF
Texas, caused by drought, caterpillars and
boil worms. The decrease is estimated in
some cases at 335 per cent. Many reports
the outlook. The corn crop also is reported
considerably damaged by drought.
There was grand parade of knights
Templar at San francisco on Monday of
last week. Four thousand Knights were in
procession. The streets along the line of
march were richly decorated, and the side
walks and all available points were thronged
with spectators. Several accidents occurred.
Three standard bearers tainted from eXhaus-
ton, and Sir Alexander Need, aid to the
grand commander of California, was thrown
from his horse and had both legs broken.
The Prince of Montenegro is a genuine
reformer. Some time ago he closed all the
saloons and drinking shops in all his do
minion, regarding them as schools of ettemi-
macy and corruption, and abolished all titles,
Montenegro was an "Excellency," now even
the ministers have to be content with plain
"Mr.", and he has also recently issued an
interdict against all Luxurious wearing ap-
parel," including cravats, gloves, walking
sticks, parasols and umbrellas.
"A part of He'll Hole Swamp, containing
1900 acres, has been bought by Mr.. Joseph
Remfry, who resides at High Point, n. c,
as the representative of company OF Eng
lish capitalists. The commissioners of the
South Carolina sinking fund are to receive
installments. 1t will take about $780, 600 to
drain the water from this swamp, and it's
sale is regarded good one for the State.
The land thus sold forms part of that pur-
chased by the infamous land commission in
the days of Republican supremacy.
Late reports from large number of
points throughout Texas show that except
in few localities, further rains could be
productive of no marked benefit to the cot
ton crop. In a majority of cases it would
result in injury. The excessive drought,
which has been the most important factor
in injury to the crops, has been relieved in
thing it was too late Odo much good. 1t Is
plain that there will be a considerable de-
crease from last years yield. The grain
crops, however, have been successful in the
full sense of the word.
The Puritans of New England had their
own way of testifying how much they
thought of the female sex. If a man and
woman were convicted of a capital crime,
they hanged the man and burnt the woman.
The New York Ledger recalls the last in
stance of this fine discrimination. 1t oc-
Cured in 1775 at Cambridge, when two
servants were executed for poisoning their
master. They were drawn on a sled to the
place of execution, and Mark, fellow of
about thirty, was hanged, and Phyllis, an
old creature, was burned to death.
1t is announced from New York that the
Richmond and Danville syndicate has Sc
cured control of the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad. This explains the recent
wide fluctuations in the latter's stock. The
Memphis and Charleston is now 454, and
the Richmond and Danville is quoted at 65
to g., and very quiet. 1t is stated that
"cash' was paid for the Memphis and
Charleston. A number of directors of the
Memphis and Charleston have resigned,
of the Richmond and Danville syndicate.
"A comprehensive and complete report
of the cotton crop of the Nashville District,
which includes Middle Tennessee and por-
tions of West Tennessee and North Ala
bama, has been received. Seventy per cent.
of the reports received state the crops to be
in better condition than on corresponding
date last year, twenty-three per cent. in a
worse condition. Last years crop of Middle
Tennessee was the poorest for many years.
The reduction in acreage this year amounts
to 12A per cent, but, with continued favor
able weather, the prospects are fair for a
larger aggregate yield than last year.
In proroguing Parliament last Saturday,
Queen Victoria said she could refer with
greater satisfaction than on some former oc-
casions to the condition of Ireland. The
provisions of the land act have been brought
into wide operations and the late combina-
tion against the fulfillment of contracts, es-
pecially for rent, has been in great degree
broken up. There is marked diminutiOn
Of agrarian crime, and the associations hav-
ing murder for their object have been check
ed by the vigorous enforcement of the laws
and the punishment of offenders. Her Maj
esty refers to various measures to which she
has given her assent and which she hopes
will advance the interests of all. She refers
to the legislation of the session in regard
to Ireland as evidence of the anxiety OF
Parliament TO promote the prosperity OF
that country. The House of Lords at the
last moment agreed to the agricultural hold
ings bill.
A dispatch from Park City, Utah, says
that at an early hour last Saturday night a
number of masked men stopped Engineer
Thomas, Roadmaster Hughes and fireman
in the employ of the Utah Eastern Railroad
Company, and compelled them to return to
the shops, and taking an engine and ca
boose run about thirty masked men to Coal
vile, some twenty miles distant. Leaving
number of men in charge of the train the