Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-06-14
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The Manufacturers Record shows that
in two years the value Of the agricultural
products of the South has increased over
$214 ,000, 900. In those two years, the South
ern product rose from % to 81 per cent. of
the whole country. Only 100000 acres
of the Souths 600,000,0O0 are under cultiva-
ton, and yet the products were valued at
SS75, 5000, 900 it is predicted that within de-
cade this may be increased so per cent.
"A meeting of Irishmen was held in New
York recently to take steps to collect funds
to aid in defending ten persons who are in
Galway prison for murder. 1t was an
nounced that the committeein England hav-
ing charge of the defence had been warned
by the Government to cease their labors in
the way of collecting money. 1t was accor-
dinghy necessary to take action. A commit
tee was appointed to make collections in aid
of the object.
New Jersey is beginning to bestir itself
on the subject of grade crossings, and makes
the alarming discovery that, since 1869, or
in the past thirteen years, there have been
1902 persons killed by the cars at grade
crossings in that State. This, too, is only
the official report, and if New Jersey is like
other States, the reported railroad butcher
les are only q fraction of those that actually
take place. There are few needless dan
gers in the community which receive less
serious consideration than grade crossings.
Every one of them is chance for somebody
to be killed.
1t is rumored in Dublin that the Invin-
cibles have been extensively using poison
in removing obnoxious persons. The police
are investigating number of cases OF sus-
picious deaths which have occurred in the
past few years, especially the case of hotel
keeper named Jury, of Dublin, who died
fortnight after the Phoenix Park murders.
From disclosures by the informers, the au-
thorities do not doubt that Jury was poison
ed. The reason alleged for the poisoning
is that he Inadvertently opened letter adj
dressed to lyman, who was staying at Jury's
hotel. The letter contained directions in
regard to a secret society.
The gold and silver product of all the
mines in the United States during 1882, was
S79, 800, 900 a decrease from 1888 of 81 ,600,-
600. $67, 100000 was added to the metallic
currency of the country during the year. II
of the States and territories produced gold,
and II of the II silver also. California is
the greatest gold producer, although show
ing heavy decline since last year, while
Colorado leads on silver. The smallest pro-
duction of gold of the II was in Wyoming,
$1,000, the next Virginia, $4,000, and the
third South Carolina, whose mines produced
$4,000 worth of gold. Georgia produced
$25O,OOO and North Carolina $l9O,OOO.
Under date of the 9th instant the Post
master General has decided that under the
recent Act of Congress directing the re-
adjustment of the salaries of certain post
masters where it was not done under Sec
ton of the Act of June 1866, no pOstmas-
tiers are to be included within this legisla-
ton unless they waited to receive the bien-
nial readjustment of their salaries upon the
basis fixed by the act Of June 10, 1854, i. e.,
the actual quarterly returns for two years,
where such readjustment would have been
a loss of ten per cent. compared with a re-
adjustment on the basis of their average
quarterly returns for two years.
1t is stated, from official documents, that
there are in round numbers, $4,000 Indians
in the United States that live on reserva-
tions, and may be called civilized. They
are growing fewer in numbers each year.
Yet the cost of their keeping and education
increases. From 1855 to 1868 the govern
1nent spent for Indians $49,OOO,OO0; from
1859 to 1888 there was spent for Indians
S9l, 100000. The excess is about 81, 2,OCO, 600.
There is spent now annually about $40, ,000,-
600 on Indians, or about $3.50 per capita,
counting men, women and children. We
dare say that about one half Of this sum
sticks to the fingers of men who have made
the development" of the Indian an exact
as we'll as abstract science.
-Sulieman Daoud, charged with setting
fire to Alexandria, Egypt, during the bonn
bardment of that city last summer, was
hanged last Saturday. The execution took
place in the midst of the ruins of the great
square. Sulieman had to be almost carried
to the scaffold and he was nearly comatose
g. IL R~n ho,,
persons who were present at the execution
say he died before the drop fell. On his way
to the place of execution the condemned
man murmured thath had been victimized
by Arabi- -Pasha. A heated debate occurred
in the English House of Commons on Thurs
day, relative to the approaching execution,
a number Of members opposing it, and urg-
ing the government to telegraph requesting
stay of the execution.
- An Albanian declares that the farmers
for one hundred miles around the manufac-
turing region Of Alabama, have been usher
ed into new life-by comparison, one of
luxury. Birmingham is the nucleus of a
country raising now large quantities Of
small products, such as fruit and vegeta-
bles, sold there or through the facilities
it's existence offers in finding Northern
market, which until lately was not known.
He is in favor Of letting the tariff alone and
abolishing the internal revenue system, and
adds that the iron industries Of Alabama,
no more than those of Pennsylvania, could
live day without protection. The proxim-
ity to coal gives Alabama an advantage
Pennsylvania matches this with superior
coke and transportation facilities.
The national convention of colored men
favored by Fred Douglass and others, which
was first called to meet in Washington, it is
now designed shall be held in Louisville,
KY, although the colored men there say
it is not fit place for the gathering, because
all the principal hotels and the best portions
of the theatres are closed to negroes, and
the delegates will be able to find neither
the accommodations nor the amusements
which they might desire. One of the repre-
sentative colored men of the city, the editor
of the Louisville Bulletin, says that he fa-
vors holding the convention in 1ndianapo-
lis, Ind, because as he says in that city the
colOred man is treated right, and can 20 in
to the best hotels if he desires, and can
get the best seats at the places of amuse-
ment if he is willing to pay the regular
price for them.
"A Mississippi planter, writing to Brad
street, says the plain truth is that cotton has
not been and, under the present sytem, can
not be produced for less than or 10 cents
per pound, actual COST Take the average
price paid to planters, and tF ey do not re.
ceive more for their cotton than the cost Of
production hence as a class they have not
made any money for the past ten years.
He says change is inevitable, and that the
planters must either produce other things
or make cotton at a less cost. Many farm
ers have gone to stock raising on lands fitted
for that purpose. Improved implements
are solving some labor difficulties. The