Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-04
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total QumOeT Ol eullSleu ulou 10 ~, wv;
and the total number of officers, includ-
ing staff and the line, is 2,126. During
the year, the total expenses ofthe army
have been s52,9S7, 1904. The total
militia of all the States and Territories
number ID, $50, and the total number
of students at schools and colleges
where military instruction is regular
ly impaired, is 35,36S.
- About half the town of Flatbush,
N. Y, is digging for gold. About ten
days ago, a gold guinea, coined by
George II, and dated 1859, was found
in the shoe of a horse by blacksmith.
There has long been a tradition to the
effect that previous to, or during, the
Revolution, large quantity of gold
was buried in the vicinity to keep it
out of the way of the British and to-
ries. The finding of the coin in the
foot of the horse led people to believe
that the animal had evidently been
about the place where the gold was
buried. People commenced digging
and they are digging yet; but not all,
other penny has been discovered.
- There was quite riot between the
American and Canadian students, at
the Ontario Veterinary college, in To-
ronto, on Thanksgiving day. An
American Student named Shaw raised
the American flag over the building, in
honor of the great American holiday
and Canadian named Lindsay pulled
the flag down. Shaw jumped on Lind
say and fight ensued. Lindsay got
the best of Shaw, and another Ameri-
can came to the rescue. Soon about
$50 Americans and Canadians were
pomeling each other as though the
fate of their respective countries de-
pended on the result of the battle, and
there were many black eyes on both
sides. The faculty finally succeeded
in putting stop to the disturbance. &
- Stamp and autograph hunters have
played havoc in the interior depart
ment at Washington by mutilating old
records. Not long ago it was discov-
cred that quite number Of old stamps
had been taken off ofenvelopes among
the records. Investigation developed
that Negro porter was directly re-
sponsible for the absence of the stamps.
1t occurred to the authorities that pro-
badly autograph thieves had been at
work and the matter was looked into
further. A great pile of old papers in
the land Office were examined, and it
was found that in every case where the
signature of a president, especially of
Lincoln, should have appeared, the
paper had been mutilated. The papers
are now utterly valueless. Several
department clerks have been arrested
on the charge ofresponsibility for these
mutilations.
- General Thomas Jordan, a well
known soldier of the late war, died at
his home in New York on November
81, of consumption. General Jordan
was born in Virginia in 1919. When
16 years of age he became student at
West Point, and was a roommate and
classmate of VIM. T. Sherman. He
served through the Seminole campaign,
and through the Mexican war. When
the Civil war broke out he resigned his
position in the United States army and
Joined the Confederacy. He was short
ly afterward made a brigadier general,
and fought at first Manassas and Shi-
loh. After the war he went to Cuba
and took a prominent part in the rev.
olution of 1869 and 1870. On one
occasion, at the head of 600 Cubans,
he fought and kept at bay 5000 Span
iards until his men were out of ammu-
milton. He came to the United States
in 1870 to use his influence in behalf of
beligerent rights for Cuba, and was
arrested on the charge of violating the
neutrality laws; but was never tried.
For many years past he has been living
quietly in the city Of New York.
The Office of road inquiry of the
department of agriculture has COM
pleted an interesting investigation re-
lating to the common roads of the
United States. Returns have been
received from about 1900 counties,
showing the average length of haul
from farms to markets, or shipping
points to be twelve miles; the average
weight of load for two horses, 2OO2
pounds; the average cost per ton, per
mile, 25 cents and So for the entire
haul. Estimating the farm products
at 219,S24,227 tons in weight, and
making estimates on other articles car
ried over the public roads, it is calcn.
lated that the aggregate expenses of
this transportation in the United States
is $946, 4l4,665 per annum. Reports
have been asked for from the United
States consuls abroad of the expense
of hauling where the roads are good,
80 as to render possible calculation
which will show how much of this
vast outlay is due to bad roads. The
estimate is ventured, however, upon
information in the office, that two
thirds of the cost might be saved by
an improvement of the roads.
- The assassins of J. B. Bonner, the
wealthy banker of Aurora, n. c., have
been apprehended. Suspicion fell on
William Brantly and David Creole,
who were apprehended, and guarded
separately. Credle confessed that he
was present when J. B. Bonner, at