Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-23
Straps and fatts.

an increased Democratic majority.
The business failures throughout the
country for the week ending last Friday as
reported to R. G. Dun & Co., number for the
United States and Territories 1872, and for
Canada ga total of 21S, against 22O the
previous week. Failures are numerous
in Texas and in the South generally, as also
in the Pacific States, but rather below the
average in other sections.
Since the 9th of last July, drought
has prevailed in lower East Tennessee,
region of which Chattanooga is the centre.
The indications are that all farming inter-
ests are seriously imperilled, and unless
there is rain soon the result will be disas-
trous. The grazing lands are burned up
and the creeks are drying up. The Ten
nessee River at Chattanooga is within three
inches of the lowest point ever known.
"A letter from Marion, N. c., says that
two children of Garrett Wiseman, living in
Mitchell county, near the mica mines, met
with a horrible death on the 18th instant.
While passing through long strip of woods,
they were attacked by large catamount,
and the younger child, age six, was instant
ly killed. The ferocious animal buried his
claws in the girls throat. The older sister,
age eight, attempted to escape, but was pur-
sued and so terribly lacerated that she was
unable to speak when found. She died
later.
"A shocking railroad accident occurred at
harrisburg, Pa, on the 10Th instant. Miss
Lizzie Wallace, i'm getting off the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad stepped in front of
another train that was moving. Harvey
Foster, the checkman, promptly sprang to
her rescue, but both were run down. Miss
Wallace was cut to'pieces and died instant
lev, ho1 hpfh poQnpIQn LII.
most torn off. He cannot recover. Miss
Wallace was delegate to the Woman's
Temperance Convention, now in session at
Harrisburg. She resided at Newville, Cum
berland county.
"A cofored citizen of Norfolk, Va, was
passing over bridge near that city on Fri
day night and was passed by what he
thought to be big black dog. He gave
the animal passing kick and was quickly
in the midst of the most exciting episode OF
his career, the animal being black tiger
which had escaped from menagerie. The
colored citizen managed to clear the side
rail and jump overheard into the river win
very few clothes to embarrass his progress
and leaving several pounds of meat for the
tiger to lunch upon.
The new Henderson process OF making
steel which is controlled by dozen leading
iron firms of Eastern Pennsylvania and
which is to take the place of the Bessemer
process, was successfully tested the other
day at Birdsboro, Pa. The blooms rolled
nicely. The sheets were then cut into vail
plate, and iron and steel nails of excellent
character were manufactured. The new
kind of steel is more pliable, cheaper and
more easily worked than Bessemer steel,
while it is as tough. The expectation is
that it will take the place OF hammered ana
rolled iron altogether.
DIR. Felix Fremont has written an ar
ticle for the Journal d' Hygiene in which ne
gives tobacco smokers some good advice,
Which NAV be summarized as follows: Ci-
gar smokers should always use long hold
er and renew it frequently. Havana cigars
are by far the least hurtful. Dry cigars con-
tain less nicotine than damp ones. ltls bet
terto smoke slowly than quickly. Cigarette
smoking is the most pernicious form OF
smoking; while the smoking of pure dry
tobacco from porous pipe frequently re-
newed, is the nearest possible approach to
hygienic excellence.
Says the Philadelphia Times: The Pres
idential battle is now remanded back to
New York, and Cleveland starts on the
home-stretch vastly in the lead and the odds
largely in his favor. With Ohio saved by
only the most violent party efforts, Indiana
is not doubtful State. Her vote will be
given to Cleveland; and Illinois, Michi-
gan and Wisconsin will tremble in the bal
ance. New Jersey may be counted as safe
for Cleveland; New York and Connecticut
will be desperately disputed, with Blaine
on the outside track, and New Hampshire
and even Massachusetts, will demand des-
perate Republican effort to hold them to
Blaine.
The 10th instant was the first of the col
ored peoples days of the North Carolina
Exposition at Raleigh, and over halt the
ored military escorted Governor Jarvis and
the officers of the North Carolina Industrial
Association to the exposition. The Rev.
Jos. C. Price delivered an address. Gov
ernor Jarvis followed in an admirable
speech to the colored people. He compli-
mented the negroes of North Carolina up
on the progress they had made and were
making, morally and intellectually. The
special exhibit of the colored people was
then formally opened by its president, John
S. Leary.
A Macon, Ga, dispatch says: The long
drought in Georgia has given vent to much
superstition among negroes, who are hold
ing meetings for the purpose OF turning
away divine wrath. In Henry county the
negroes assert that child was born with
three teeth, lived three hours and died, af-
ter having spoken three words, 'Three dry
years." which the colored people interpret
to mean three years of famine. On Satur-
day black child was born in Troupe coun-
ty which died during the night. The at
tendants insist that it said before death,
"Fiye years without rain" These two in
cidents are firmly believed by colored peo-
pie, who expect their literal fulfillment.
The drummer system promises to come
to an early end in Texas, the Galveston
Ne,us seems to think. The leading whole
sale houses in that city are withdrawing
from service, it says, the greater portion OF
their travelling force, reducing expenses
somewhat difficult to be borne in times of
stringency. The Neusadvocates doing away
entirely with drummers. 1t thinks the
whole system far too expensive, eating up
all the profits of trade, and the outgroWth
OF ill directed competition. However that
be, Galveston has definitely decided to do
away with the drummer system and will
not compete for trade in this way.
According to recent statistics there has
been great increase in the consumption of
LIQUOR in the United States, and one far out
stripping the growth of population. In
1910 the number of gallons of liquor con-
sumed was II ,OO0,0 and how the number
has gone up since is shown in the following
figures: 1850, 81, 900 900 gallons; 1860, 202,-
O00, 600; 1870, 293 ZOO, 900; $780, SOC, 900 900;
1888, 655, ,OOO, 600. That is while the pOpula-
ton has only trebled during the last forty
wears. the consumption of liquor has in
creased by almost ten fold, and the amount
of money expended in its purchase shows
a still greater proportional increase. The
annual expenditure for liquor in the United
States now exceeds $500, 100000.
The publication in New Haven, Conn.,,