Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-18

Colonel Charles Denly, of Evansville, In
diana, who was appointed on May 3Oth, 1885,
to succeed John Russell Young as Minister
to China, is, by birth, Virginian, having
been born in Botetourt county, of that State,
June 30th, 1880. He was educated partly at
Georgetown, D. c., and whilst there receiv-
ed three medals for excelling in his studies.
He graduated at the Virginia Military In
stitute, and in 1858, removed to Evansville,
where he was employed by the Daily En-
q,tirer, supporting himself thus whilst he
was studying law in the Office of Baker &
Garvin. He was admitted to the bar in
1866, and in the following year was sent to
the State legislature, where he served with
distinction. He was appointed by James
Buchanan surveyor of the port of Evans
Vile, and continued in this office for three
years. Upon the outbreak of the late war,
he served as Lietenant- Colonel Of the And
Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, and subse-
uuently became Colonel of the 10Th Regi-
ment. After service of three years he re-
signed, having been twice wounded during
his service. Deyoting himself to his pro-
tession, Colonel Denly became one of the
most distinguished barrsters of his section.
He was frequently pressed to accept the
nomination for Congress, but always de-
clined. He, in conjunction with Mr.. Kem-
II.
ber. In 1858, Mr.. Denly was married to
Miss Fitch, a daughter of ex-United States
Senator G. n. Fitch, ofLogansport, Indiana.
Colonel Denly, besides being thoroughly
conversant with the French and Spanish
languages, is we'll versed in Oriental affairs
and will, doubtless, make a most acceptable
Minister to that country. John Russell
Young, whom he succeeded, is we'll known
to the public as the companion Of General
Grant, during the latter's tour of the world,
and as the author of the work describing
the same.
The DRUGS OF CHINA.-"It is very well
to laugh at our system of medicine," says a
Celestial druggist in Brooklyn, "but it is no
better nor worse than the civilized. In fact
the two are very much alike. This black
burned paper here sthe same thing exactly
as the charcoal tablets of allOpathy and the
carbo vegetalis of homeopathy. When an
American has an acrid stomach he takes
lime water, potash or magnesia; that is an
alkali. A Chinese does practically the same
in using roasted oyster shell. Doctors here
prescribe phosphites and other substances
rich in phosphorus for sickly and weak con-
stitutions. Our doctors give stew made
from dried Lizards for the same purpose.
1t is very rich in phosphorus, and what
is more, it has virtue American medicines
never have-it has a very agreeable taste.
Our solid extracts are similar to those used
by civilized physicians. Menthol, new
remedy in New York State, has been used
in China 1000 years. Of course we have
remedies unknown in this country. We
employ the extract of the wild tomato
where they use mercury here, and for ca
thartics the extracts of fruits, where here
they prescribe nauseous drugs. But we do
not use such nasty things as bees stings,
snakes poison and powdered vermin, as
American homeOpaths do. Our medicines
are not costly. Our opium ischeaper, better
and purer than the European. Our medici-
nal wines are finer and our eXtlacts are more
uniform in quality. In China a man who
adulterates medicines is put to death lest he
kill others. Here they arrest the offender,
and, if the newspapers tell the truth, let
him 60 shortly afterward without punish
ment."
PETRoLEUM.-The Scientific Anlericao
saws: "The history of the oil trade in this
country does not furnish a parallel to the
effect of recent developments. The result of
the penetration of a certain rock 1900 feet
below the surface in the wilderness OF
Warren county, Pa, has been to form anew
the map of the oil regions, to depreciate the
value of the oil above ground $3.50 1000, 900
barrels) 80 cents per barrel, or total shlnk-
age of s9oOO,OOO and to enrich a few and
impoverish many. When the oil rock was
pierced on May 1S, the yield was $4,000
barrels per day. TO day it gives 500 bar,
rells. Three other wells near it produced
from 1000 to 5000 barrels daily, and they
have all been bored since May. A town
has sprung up near the wells, and it has
been called Garfield City.
GLUCosE.-The manufacture of glucose
or grape sugar in this country now employs
capital of $4,000, 900; employs 1915 work.
men, who are yearly paid $3.50, 75O in wag;;
es; consumes S13, 5000 worth of raw and
manufactured material yearly, and in the
same time yields a product worth SIS, ,27o,,
900. Each year there can be made about
SIC, 1000, 900 pounds of corn sugar, and 1000
bushels of corn are used daily, each bushel
giving 32 pounds of glucose. The glucose
sngar can be made with profit, it is said, at
cents pound.