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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
U7jer-Currents in New York.

IT, following extracts from private
let; +, received in this city, have been sent
us bv friend to whom the original came
safely, though somewhat soiled, smeared
and rumpled, as if for some time in contact
with fakes of col6sh ani ,sherS If raw ba,
COD. 1t contains some hints Of things
which we had more than half suspected
before, but upon which We have foreborne
all comment. We shall make noue now
There is matter in it, however, calculated
for reflection. -4Hercury.
New YORK, May 80.
~, Dear*****: seize upon singuIat
chaa,c which offers, 10 write you secretly
by private hand. NJ returns to Sa.
vannah via. Charleston, and will be with
YOU after weeks delay. AS his route
must be circuitous, it may be that ten days
will elapse before this reaches you. But
as I have really DO news to give you, which
you cannot easily anticipate, the delay will
be of little moment. shall conine my
self to the things which do not lie upon
the surface. And there is a very considc.
rable undertow in this quarter, which is
even now making itself felt upon the cur.
rents That New York is utterly ruined
for the next twenty years, all feel, but NJ
one is quite willing to admit The nation
al enthusiasm is born of their desperation
As they have never understood the South.
ern people, so, in spite of all the warnings
they have had, perfect and permanent
rupture of the Union takes all parties by
surprise. A Aippant people, whose levities
and caprices usurp the place of thought
and wisdom, they rush into this war jls'
as they rush to welcome Dickens and Fan
ny EIlsler. The sensational is their forte
Hence the lying, boasting and grandilo
quence of their newspapers. They must
incent, daily, the provocasions for menta
Spasm Being the most enormously val'
people in The world, they are the most ter
rible braggarts and having, for long sea
sons, persuaded themselves that New York
had only to will to perform, and that sh'
was the Observed of all observers, anythin;
which is calcuiated to rebuke this braggar
Spirir. is a0>unte torture to all classes
re tatiuy Of For, Sumter, in spite of al
the confident a4sert'o", of the press her"
wounded s;cir vGuit, to the quick Al
their "entn=y mn:y' Is the sraSr i. a
,a"ity Tapy DO not love ts",ing over
muct' The city stomach is moi keen -
lis ect. But, by the war. they =et r''
hu ~ m+ hs aud. .-ws,lcn Is NOR
lm t to their safety-m"s. unScrupn
ious as well as vuracous ap'erifes w
stall 4 ourselves of so"r fifteen thou>an
!,,espv: ,es in the ciiy h'''r' "''' '''v" al
ready cas-. covetouo eye "'"' -. .rea
wealth, ir goods and "''. :: '@''''". = |r
garuored up "s re gr":i e''''e.''''''.' # !;
Confederacy. They eau no ''"-;". " ID 'es
+, e, r work, or food, for the poor o'>'' a.
.eigners; and it is in the ""'es>'f'~s
6 these wretched outcasts that they 'n'lSt-
G are willing, lacking all her food, u o'
: come themselves the food for powder bu
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS ON THE Mis-
s1ss1ppI. "A Baltimorean, (says the Sun),
who has Just returned from Texas, and
who passed some time en- ryute in MisSis-
sippi, Alabama and Virginia, makes the
following report:
"Large quantities of ammun tiou had re-
Gently been received at Memphis from New
Orleans, and the defences Of the city were
proceeding vigorously. There are ten thous
and troops at Memphis all the approach
es to the city, both on the river and on tine
railroads, are guarded by troops and forti-
fed by batteries. There is no railroad from
Cairo to Columbus, Kentucky-twenty
miles. At Columbus there is a regiment
of Kentucky rihemen, one thousand men.
At Hickman, Kentucky, about twenty five
miles further down the river, Il railroad
commences, which runs to Uoion city, Ten
nessee At Hickman there is battery of
small field pieces, and FIVE companies of
Kentucky soldiers-say 500 men. At Un-
ion city there is another battery of small
field pieces, and three companies of Ten
uessee troops. At Osceola, Arkansas, on
the right bank of the Mississippi, % miles
north Of Memphis, there are several bate.
ries on high bluff, and these are the first
really formidable dcfences Of the city
The batteries are mounted with heavy guns,
and there is force Of 900 Arkansas
trr;g' in al near i.:'' .c:.
jackson. r'.:n essce, IS at til junctlrn OF
the Mobile aar Ohio railroad with the rail.
road to New Orleans. There are no bate
ries there; but at a point called Humboldt
Station, eighteen miles above, there is a
battery of two thirty-two Founders on an
cmbankment that GO. nands the railroad
track for two miles nortn. A ~ Waight,
Tennessee, on the left bank Vi the Mlssis
sippi, sixty-eight miles above Memphis,
there are s 900 or 10000 men, six thirty
TWO Founders, ten sixty four Founders, and
FIVE large mortars for throwing shell. At
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Fort Harris, Tennessee, fifteen miles above
Memphis, there is force of three thous
and men, and batteries mounting eleven
thirty two Founders and some guns of snal-
ler calibre. At Fort Rector, Arkansas, ten
miles north of Memphis, on the right bank
of the Mississippi, there are 5000 men
and heavy batteries"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

deity! 1t cannot be denied, however, that
in the death of Senator Douglas the North
has lost the greatest man in its limits the
only man, in fact, who approached the char
acter and proportions of statesman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

a9r The Montgomery Confederation
learns tnat the commissions which have
been given to lieutenants in the Confederate
army, under the age of twenty-ons, are to
be revoked by the President.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
Vote of

TO ratfy by n vote of the people, May 23 1861.
fAdopled the Legislature by vote in the Senate 20 to
House. 46 be referred to the people for ratiiica-
tion.
THE DATE OF THE RATIFICATION OF
uECONFEDERATES STATES CONSTITUTION.
These States have ratified the Constitu-
ton of the Confederate States by the fol-
lowing vote
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
A Model Autobiography.

Perhaps the briefest personal memoirs
ever written were the memoirs Of Count
RotopheiD, written in ten minutes. We
subjoiu few paragraphs; each Of which
constitute 'chapter.'
My .Birth-On the 18th day Of March,
1865 T merged from darkness into the light
of day. was measured, was weighed,
I was baptised. I was born without know
ing wherefore, and my parents thanked
Heaven without knowing for what.
My Education-I was taught all sorts
of things, aud learned all sorts of languages.
BY dint of imprudence and quackery, |
sometimes passed for savan. My head
has become library for old volumes, Of
which I keep the key.
My SufferiDgs-I Was tormented by mas
ters, by tailors who made tight dresses for
me by women; by ambition; by self love ;
by useless regrets and by remembrances.
Memorial Epochs.-At the age of thirty
I gave up dancing; at forty my eudeavors
to please the fair sex ; at fifty M regard to
public opinion; at sixty, the trouble OF
thinking; and | have now become true
sage, or egotist, which is the same thing.
Respectable Priuciples.-I have never
medded in any marriage or scandal. |
have never recommended a cook or physi.
clan, and consequently have never attempt
ed the life Of any one.
My Dislikes.-I have a dislike to sots
and fops, and to intriguing women who
make game of virtue disgust of affecta
ton, pity for made.up men and painted
women; an aversion Of rats, liquors, meta
physics and rhubarb; and a terror Of JUS
tice and wild beasts.
Analysis of my Life await deatl
without fear and without Impotence. Ny
life has been n,elo drama on a granG
stage, where have played the hero, the
tyrau., the lover, the nobleman, but ucvcI
the valet.
My epitaph.-Here lies in hope Of re
pose, an old, diseased man, with ~orr
out spirit, an exhausted heart. and used NJ
bod dy-Ladies and Gentlemen pass on.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

THE PERIODS OF SECESSION OF THE
CONFEDERATE STATEs.-The States that
have gone out of the old Union, seeded in
the following order:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

ANDREW JoHNsoN's TREASON DIsCov-
ERED.-We have just seen letter from
Amos A. Lawrence, Of Boston, well known
to the country as one Of her men of capital,
aud leading Black Republican, in the
full confidence of President Lincoln and
his Government at Washington 1t is ad.
dressed to Andrew johnson, Of Tennessee,
and encloses draft for one thousand dol.
lars, as a part cfthe pay intended for his
services in betraying the cou6ding portion
of the people Of Tennessee who have stood
by him in support of the maintenance Of
the Federal Union. We give this letter
to the public. 1t was intercepted in its
passage to Johnson, and Is now in the pos
session of reliable gentleman Of this city
Que well known to the country. There
is no doubt Of the genuineness of the let,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

BOSTON, May Is, 1901.
DEAR SIR: If your note to me were pr!n
ted in our newspapers, it would be good
for ten thousand dollars in three days time
But of course I must only use it as pri
vate letter.
In order that you shall be sure of some
thing at once, I write below this draft,
which some of your Union bankers or mer
chants may be willing to cash at the usual
premium for East exchange. Probably
Gardner g. Co., Evans e. Co., Dougl las &
Co., of Nashville, will know it.
The Government will soon exhibit a
power which will astoDish even you. The
nulliiers have been playing into SCOTS
hands for three weeks, and now they have
lost the game. Yours, with regard,
AMOS A. LAWRENCE.
If YOU cannot use the draft, return it
and tell me what to send.
BosToN, May Is, 1861.
At sight, without grace, pay to Andrew
johnson, or order, one thousand dollars,
for value received, and charge to my ac-
count. AMOS A. AWRENCE.
To Mason, LAWRENCE Il Co., Boston
Across the face of the draft is the accep.
tance of Mason, Lawrence & Co.
The original Of this letter is now in the
hands of Gov. Harris. Several previous
letters have also been intercepted
Richmond Enquirsr
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-02
Kentucky Members of Congress-.
Tennessee II gisiatNre. yM

LpUi5vILLE, June 80.
Thos. Brown & Co., bankers, have suspended
Liabilities not large Jaq bp
Wickliffe, Grider, Mallory, Harding and Jack.
son, members elect of Congress, left this morn.
ing for Washington via Cincinnati.
The Tennessee Senate hss passed resolution
authorizing the Government to take possession
of the portion OF the Nashville Railroad In shat
State. The House laid the same on the table;
also chartered the American Letter Express o!
Jenkins h MeGil of this city. , n
The proceedings of the East Tennessee Con
vention are received here. All counties Of that
por tion Of the State except Rhea are represent
ed. The declaration OF grievances quotes factl
showing that the right Of free sufferage has
been distracted by the disunion government
that they had been subjected to insult; flag,
fred upon and torn down; houses rudely enter
ed; families insulted; women and children sho
BY merciess soldiers; citizens robbed and as
sassinated; and In view of these facts Il is re
solved that the action of the State Legislature
in passing declaration Of Independence ant
forming o military league, was Unconstitutional
not binding on loyal citizens; and that, In orde
TO avoid q collision with brethren, committe,
will be appointed to prepare memorial askinJ
the consent Of the Legislature that the Eas
may form separate State. a
Arrangements have been made for holdinI
On election 10 the counties Of East Tennessee 9,
for the choice Of delegates 70 q general conven
tiQn to be held at Kingston. ofl IN
The Constitution Of the Confederate State
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-02
INDIINApo1Il. Jnlv I

r, 49,, ~ ANUANAfoLLsj jury IL
The 18th and 18th Reg menfs Indiana Vol
unteers, Colonels Wagner and Hazall, left this
afternoon Tor Virginia. They have complete
equipments of every kind. Each Regiment has
a corps OF fifty sharp shooters and two pieces Of
artillery.
They take fifteen days rations, one hundred
and twenty thousand rounds of cartridges, and
two hundred pounds of shot and shell, for the
artillery, carefully prepared at the State arsenal
n this city.
One company Of cavalry will leave for vir.
ginia o-morrow evening, and another will be
ready to leave In few days.
The 18th and 18th Regiments, Coonels Sui
Ivan and Camball, now encamped here, are
fully equipped and ready and anxious to receive
marchtDg orders
Governor Morton has Issued orders for five
Reeiments of the new quota for Indiana, 10
reud zVous at this place and lafayette this
week. Double the number Of companies re.
qured for the new quota have rendered their
services
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-02

The PlsToL CAsE.-Judge LEAvITT, of the U
s. District Court, at Cincinnati, on Saturday
decided the case in which M. J Miller, O
Owensboro, KY, claimed nineteen pistols, which
the U. s. Marshal had seized in transiiu. The
Judge, in deciding the case, made among. others
the following points:
Goods are contraband of war when intended
to be used by the public enemy--whether it b'
foreign war, or o domestic insurrection.
There must be evidence on which the infer.
ence eau be based that this was the use to bt
made.of the property.
The proof In this case Ia, first, that Miller i
Union man; second, that the pistols were pur
chased with rete ence to opposing the secession
issa. and an apprehenced insurrection of ne
groes. r'
Inc fact that tho pistols were packed in bar
rels with dried apples is no presumption unde
the circumstance of the case that they were de
signed to be smuggled into Kentucky for thu
purpose of unlawful use.
The COmmtyeials report adds;
"Thereupon the Court ordered the deliver,
of the pistols to the claimant. The U Dis
tfict Attorney then asked the Court to charg
the coats upon the claimant, as there was prob
able cause sufficient to justify the Marshal II
their detention, and upon the Judge refusing q
do so, he took d appeal to the Circuit Court =
Mr. Miller alleges that there were nineteen pis
tolls concealed among the dried apples; III
Msrshal having but thirteen, Miller now claim
the remaining six. No sooner were the pistol
extricatsd from the grasp Of the Marshal, thai
new troubles appeared Collector Carson seize
upon them at the Express office by virtue of hi
instructions, which require him to seize an
bold al arms destined tor Rebel individuals o
States, or for States .r individuals In open com
merce there sith, until he is satisfied that the
are destined Tor loyal hands and that they vii
mot be used for disloyal purposes. Whethe
the evidence which convinced the Judge vii
safety the Collector, is q question for time
settle" c~g
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-02
The Council then adjourned.

A PRISONER SHOT IN THE PENIrENrlARy.-
Last evening about six O'Clock, convict in the
Saddlers' Shop. at the Peniteniary, named SAM
UEL GRoEF, confronted the guard, Mr., TAYLOR
and struck him in the face. breaking the bridge
OF his nose, and Immediately struck Mr.. DAN.
IEL Orarorr, foreman of the shop, on the eide
OF the head, calling out, Come on, boys
Now is the time !" He then turned round tc
attack the guard again; when Mr. TAYLOR drew
pistol, and shot him, the ball entering his
head back of the cars, and causing almost In
stant death.
The deceased had been about five years II
the Peniten tisry, and was about twenty -si,
years of age. He as.sentenced in Jefferson
county to the prison for life for murder in th,
second degree.
The Coroner's jury empannelled in the case
will render verdict this morning at min,
o'clock.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-02
From santa Po.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, July |.
The Santa Fe Mail and Cannon City Express
arrived this morning, with dates from Cannon
City of the l7th ult,, and New Mexico of the
10Th, despite the height of the waters and the
other hndrances.
The proprietors are determined to come up
to or ahead Of time on this route, and 90 far
they are meeting with encouragement in the
way Of passengers aud express matter.
- Col. Borne has received Snumber OF wsgon
loads OF presents for the Kiowa Indians at Fort
Wise, and has authority to conclude treaty Of
peace with them tw
About three thousand Sioux and Comanche
Indians were assembled at the mouth of Paw
neee Fork, while the Arrapohos and Chyennes
are encamped above and below the Fort.
These are 10 anxious expectation Of receiving
their annual gifts They did not molest the
mail party, and will not during the ensuing
season. t
A special baggage train reached Santa Fe
with large supplies, and other trains were ex.
pected In daily .9
One or Two very refreshing and coplous show
era Of rain had fallen, which gave the New
Mexican farmers hopes Of yet making crop ol
corn RE- ~ ~
Accounts from the San Juan mines are Fat.
tering and were more favorable than hereto
fore.
A duel was fought near old fort Mary, be-
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-02
From Loui.vilfo.

LOUISVILLE, JulyI.
The Courier Of this morning tDnks the pur
pose of raising troops for the Government here
is to attack the State Guard and disband IT,
and urges good citizens to connect themselves
with the Guard, aud place themselves In the
service Of the State, and be prepared to defend
| IL In O legal manner, when called OF by the
proper authorities; and it strongly urges the
filing up Of all State companies
| General Backner publishes letter to Gov.
Magoffln, reiteratiDg his former statement, and
insisting that the interview with General Nc
Ciellan was necessarily Official, because pei
sonal IL asserts this position was conceded
In dispatch from General Mcclellan TO the
Governor, referring to an understandg with
Gen BuckDer, aud calling on Magofia 10 pre-.
vent the occupation of Island No IL admits
Gen. Mcclellan made no etipulations on the part
of the general Government, but claims that his
actions as an officer of the Government neces.
sarly binds him within the limits OF the agree.
ment.
The right of Kentucky to claim the position
she had assumed, was denied by Gen. McClel.
Ian The agreement was to the policy of al,
lowing Kentucky to execute the laws within her
own limits. He adds:
"Whatever view Gen. Mcclellan may take
Of 1t, there can be no doubt that he will fully
comply with the agreement entered into be-
tween US. The wisdom of his policy Is suti
ciently demonstrated by the peaceful results
which have followed It,"
The gunboat Tyler was badly damaged BY @
collision with the Atlantic
The Southern mails contain nothing import
ant.
Senator Breckinridge aud Representative Bar,
nett have left Tor Washington.
Senator Powell intends taking his seat.
Two companies Rosseou's Regiment vent into
camp to day, near J ffersonville, Iudiana.
The OHensboro' Shield, secession, reports the
probable return of one Of the Kentucky com
panies which went to Richmond, where, since
received, they have been living at their own ex
peLse.
BY special order OF Maj General Pillow,
dated the 9th, it appears he thinks 'tis now
manifest that the pressure of an enemy's re.
sources In the east, and the belligerent attitude
Of Missouri, the enemy will not find himself In
position to make a descent on the valley this
summer.
The correspondence Of the Memphis Appeal
of the 18th OF June, says Col. Hardee is to
operate on the western border OF the Mssissip.
pi, in concert with forces on this side.
From the same 1t appears that the two mil
lion British loan is not yet consummated; says
NJ Vernon arrived at Richmond direct from
Europe, although not the bearer of official dis
patches, brings the Government intelligence Of
a highly interesting character, and speaks hope
fully of market being opened at proper sea
| son for tobacco and cotton.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-02
FROM Fortress Monroa.

.. FURTsEss MONROE, June 30.
The celebrated steam gun arrived last night,
and Prof Lowe is expected to-day with his
monster balloon,
Two prisoners and two deserters were brought
in to day.
All the Louisiana Z2uaves deserted. Having
been pressed into the Confederate service, they
escaped at the first opportunity. They are
uniformed precisely like Duryee's Zouaves.
Inc prisoners were stragglers OF scouting
party OF 20O They agree that m attack on
Newport N News was intended night before last,
and was only prevented by the incessant rain.
About 45O0 men, including a strong BODY Of
cavalry, with some IL pieces of artillery, ad.
venced from YoIktow wn, where there are over
l2,OOO troops from Louisiana, Sourh Carolina,
North Carolina and Georgia The cavalry il
made up OF the elite Of Virginia, and are ex
ceedingly well mounted.
Provisions are scarce at Yorktown.
The two prisoners were originally from Bos
ton and New York. They we're at Pensacola
and the regiment having almost mutinied, the
were paid five dollars each, the only money We
received BY them. They then went to Rich
mond, and lastly came to Yorktown.
Three shots were fred from SAWYER riff
gun at Newport News, the mate of the one a
Rip Raps, all of which reached the opposit
bank OF James River, four and one-half miles
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-02
From New v ork.

New York, July |.
Charles Chard, second mate OF the ship "Mar
shall" OF Providence, prize at New Orleans
arrived here en- route for Maine, reports after
nine days confinement, the crew were liberated
numbering three hundred in all, and invited tc
enter the Rebel service. Some, finding it i'm
possible to get food or escape, complied.
He reports 900 to 8 900 troops on the line
of the Jackson Railroad, mostly armed with
shotguns.
At Memphis there were 1900 troops, somc
unarmed, all In miserable state.
A cable was to be strung across the Missis
sippi at Randolph, to prevent ships from
descending the river
The Times of to-day has letter from w
II Russell, denying the report that bis cores
pondence has been tampered with al the South
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-02

SAD ACCIDENT Yesterday morning, abou
nine o'clock, as the workmen were engaged il
excavatDg large tank at the Gas Works, in
tended to be sixty feet in diameter and twenty
feet deep, under the superintendence of Mr.
WALKER, the contractor. portion of earth
underneath which an excavation had been made
with the intention of splitting or cavng it of
unexpectedly gave way. and caught two Of tn,
men who were engaged in cutting away the
legs or props of earth below. One of the mel
was severely bruised; tho other lad both bone
OF one of his legs broken in two places. The
name of the latter Is NEIL, who has a fam
ily in the city. We understand the probabilt.
is that he will in time recover the use of tn,
broken limb.