Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-09-26
NUMBER 80.

July 10, were $4,000 bales, and twenty
two ships were then loading for Europe at
less than half cent per pound. The
shipments from Bombay to Europe for the
first five months of the present year were
1888, ,63l bales, against 27O, 1865 for the same
time last year. ,InJune and July the rates
Of shipment were increasing, and would
average 10000 bales month. The new
crop would begin to arrive in October, and
should the present rate of shipment con-
tinue, the export to England for the pres.
ent year will exceed 10000 bales t-,,,I
s~ Arlington Heights are directly op-
posite Georgetown, nearly two miles back
from the Potomac: Roach's Spring is a.
bout two miles distant, southwest of the
Long Bridge, . little off from the road to
Fairfax Court House. Arlington House is
about five miles northwest of Alexandra.
Falls Church is a little village six miles
straight west of Georgetown. Bailey's
Cross Roads is point FIVE miles due west
Of the Long Bridge, and the road from the
bridge which leads directly past Bailey's is
the road to Fairfax Court House. The last
named place is eighteen miles from Wash
ington and fourteen from Alexandra.
The DEFENCE OF THE CoAsT.-While
Ripley is mounting his Columbiads and
Dahlgrens, Col. Trapier is making "masked
batteries" for the reception Of the valiant
Butler; Col. Hatch is getting the riaemen
ready to salute the new corners, as they
navigate the creeks and inlets on their way
to Charleston. Judging from the energy
displayed by those who have the matter in
hand, every bush and sand hill will be .
"masked battery" on small scale, with
some Of the sharp young riaemen waiting.
[Charleston Mercary..H
HORRIBLE AIR.-This community
was startled, on Wednesday morning, by a
report that Mrs. John D. Witherspoon, of
Society Fill. was found murdered inl her
bed the night previous. We learn that
blood was found on candlestiek, and on
bed cover in the room, and also that marks
Of violence were found on her person. a
friend gives US the verdict Of the jury Of
inquest: "That the deceased came to her
death by violence at the hands of persons
unknown. ."-Darlington .Southerner. .f'r
VERY UN.OPFIcEH LIKE.-A cores
pondent says that Gen. McCulloch never
wears uniform or carries sword, but pow.
erful rifle, which be uses with perfect ac-
curacy. At the battle of Oak Hill he was
riding round amid the flying balls as cool
as if experimenting the operations on q
farm, and every now and then would re-
fresh himself with bit of sport by jerking
his rifle to his shoulder aud upsetting one
of the enemy. We suppose Lincolnites
are very much disgusted with this un.off-
cer.like department. .s.is, e."
STOPPING THE SUPpL1Es.-Tbe Peters.
burg Erpress, of Monday, says sr.a .
GA letter received 10 this city Saturday
from son to his father, says our batteries
in the vicinity of the Chain Bridge had
succeeded in so breaking and mutilating the
water pipe which supplies the city Of Wash.
ingson, as to efectually cut off from that
now wicked city, this very needfal article"
A FEMALE WARRIOR. We find the
following curious incident related in the
Memphis Aualanche, of Thursday: "0ne
of the Louisiana companies in the battle of
Manassas lost its captain. Tho company
then unanimously elected the wife ofthe
deceased to fill his place, and the lady, in
uniform, passed through the city yesterday
on her way to assume the command Of her
company" ..... '.'' :, 70
B6r The Lncolnites in New York fred
grand salute in honor Of the action of the
Kentucky Legislature in ordering the Con.
federates out of the State. They may need
the powder they have thus wasted to aid
the Kentucky Lincolnites in executing
their legislative order. r..a
p@ Gamble, the bogus Governor Of Mis-.
souri,, is now suspected of being disloyal to
the Northern Government. 1t is said that
he is as much opposed to the occupation of
the State by the Yankee troops as by the
Confederates. The Northerners are getting
so they dare not trust any one. s"~
% The Louisiana Chasseurs.a pied,
Captain Henry St. Paul, the first company
of Zouaves ever formed in America, and
composed wholly Of the dashiug young Gre
oles of the Crescent City, passed through
Augusta on Monday, en- route from Pensa-
cola to Virginia.
pa The Graniteville Factory has COM
menced the manufacture of cotton yarn for
the making of socks and stockings-the
machinery for the purpose having been re.
Gently imported from England. The yarn
is said, by those who know, to be the best
quality.
SOUTHERN MADE BRooMs.-The Old
North State is furnishing good brooms, the
manufacture of which has been commenced
at the Institute of the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind, located at Raleigh. The brooms are
of excellent quality, and can be sold at rea.
sonable prices.
Ba~ The Fort Smith Times says that
there are salt springs in the Cherokee Ma
ton, where the water runs out ofthe ground
in suai Gent quantities to manufacture salt
enoughto supply all the Confederate States.
There are other springs of like character in
the Choctaw and Chickasaw country.
FoR THE CoAsT-We are reliably in
formed that Rev. J. S. Lamar, the esteemed
Pastor of the Christian Church in this city,