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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-05
The COMFORT CLoAK-A SUBSTITUTE

THE COMFORT CLoAK-A SUBSTITUTE
FOR OvERooATs AND BLANKETS FOB OUR
ARMY see that great complaint is made
of the want of clothing for our army. AL
low me to suggest cheap and oars SUBJ
stitute for blanket and overcoat, and
which can be made by any country matron.
Take a sufficient quantity Of common
cotton shifting, dye it brown with the black
walnut, cut it aud make it 10 the form of a
large, loose cloak, .0it1sout sleeves, leaving
slits for the arms; wad it with cotton bat.
ting, in thin layers like quilt, FIX an oil
cloth cape to it, reaching down to the waist,
fasten it with belt around the waist, the
throat and breast part to be fastened With
strings-aud you have the most, complete
closk and blanket soldier ever slept in,
and much lighter than the wooden coat
The writer of this used one an entire
winter, in the Northernpart Of Iowa, where
the cold is intense, and he can assure you
he never was more comfortably clad.
The object of the oil cloth cape is to pro-
tect the garment as we'll as the arms from
the rain. The collar should be made wide
80 as to cover the ears and neck when
raised.
All the old wooden stockings, carpets,
blankets, &C., should be gathered up, we'll
washed and pulled to pieces, spun into
cloth, and made up into pantaloons and
jackets. .-
All the old shoes aud boots should be
repaired and sent to the companies in the,
field. .,
Let the ladies ip each city, county, town,
or neigbborhood,a make up garments for
their companies and send them forward by
a trusty agent. We have no time to loose
winter is upon US and our boys are shiv-
ering. HOWARD. o..
Richmond Enquirer.
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YANKEE OFFICERS MARRYING NEGROES
"A friend of OURS who arrived here yes
terday from Arkansas, tells rs q story, the
correctness of which he vouches for, which
shows that the genuine Yankees are per-
fectly willing and anxious to put the ne
groes upon an equality with themselves
While tile Yankee troops under Fitch were
in camp on White river, near Madison,
Arkansas, Col. Daniels, of the lst Wiscou.
sin regiment, became terribly .euamored
with negro woman belonging to David
Goodloe, of St. Francis county. Although
as black as ebony, the Colonel proposed
marriage, aud in short time he led yherto
the, bymenial altar and there the black.
hearted dog took her ''for better or:worse, !"
A short time afterwards the Major of the
same regiment married slave belonging
to Dr.. Nash, of St. Francis county, and
about the same time the Chaplain of the
1st Wisconsin entered into the "holy7 bonds
of wedlock" with a negro Of the blackest
dye, the property Of Mr.. Thomas, living on
White river. The Yankees had stolen all
the negroes within their reach and had
them confined within their lines. A week
or two after the officers married the "adors-
bic niggers," our forces made an attack on,
Fitch, and then the battle of. l. Anguelle
was fought, resulting in The defeat of the
enemy. During the battle, Mary Goodloe,
the Yankee Colonel's African wife, was
taken prisoner as was also the Major aud
his wife; while the Chaplain and bis :bet=
ter half were almost instantly. killed: ;. A.
great many Yankees and negroes were kill
ed, and two hundred aud fifty stolen ne:
groes re:captured: The gentleman who
us Of the above AYERS that it is
every word correct, and adds that when
the chaplain was inferred, the dead bodies
Of six negroes, killed in battle, were placed
sb we him. Hicksburg Whig. ''->
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-05
The Yankee War Debt.

The New York Christian Aduocate com
ments on the enormous debt which .:thil
war is creating for the North as follows:
They tell Us of an expense of nearly sew
EN- hundred millions of dollars in a year.
Can we appreciate such a sum How lii
tie do we know of the distance tothe sun
Ninety.fve millions Of miles !! Stars'a rail
road train for such journey. Let it stoE
at no planet for wood and watesv or pas
sengers. Place on tia little infant. The
infant becomes man, and reaches the al
lotted age Of men; but the sun is not reach
ed. Let another take his place, and live
bis three score years and ten; another and
another-and still with no pause for re-
pairs, or to cool its burning axels, and ye'
the journeys end is not attained. The
fifth mans dying eyes are looking forward
millions ofmiles for the journeys end
But we are here talking OF seven hundred
millions-not of ninety.fve.
For a hundred years and more churches
have been gathering up property in the
United States. Subscriptions have been
nobl, decided !; dying men have left their
accumulations to their loved churches; and
in all this time the evangelical churches
have got together about fifty millions Of
property-not enough to pay the price Of
victory for one month.
We have a missionary society. It gath.
ers each year from nearly a million of peo.
pie 1t throws its influence into nearly
every part Of the world. But its whole
yearly revenue would endure the draft Of
the United States Treasury but single
hour. }.
Seven hundred thousand men are drawn
from the pursuits Of industry. 1t is far
more impoverishiug than if half a million
Of paupers we're thrown on US to support,
for then the laborers and producers would
remain at work. Now they are far worse
than idle. Their weapons are costly equip.
meuts; but harvests perish, and cities are
ruined by their presence. "
England is contributing fearfu; amounts
of want and starvation to,swell the price Of
victory; France loses the sale of twenty. five
millions of its wares; and interior Europe
and parts of Asia are paying portions Of
this stupendous cost of victory. =.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-05

NoRFoLK.-The Raleigh Standard re.
grets to learn that the people of Norfolk,
who are still devoted to the South, are in
starving condition. A number of women
and children, it is said, have left, and gone
as far as Elizabeth City, in order to obtain
bread. The Yankees at Norfolk have
thrown out their pickets as far as South Mills
In Camden coanty, in order to prevent the
slaves from being carried beyond the Yam.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-05

TIE DIFFICULTY OF THE CRAFr.-0ne
of our exchanges in Louisiana comes to, ,us
printed on the inside Of ordinary wall paper.
The paper looks quite respectable on the
printed side, but upon opening it your eyes
are greeted with all sorts of figures and
colors which printers type never had any
part in stamping We presume the pro-
prietor of this paper intends to furnish his
With enough. wall paper to orna.
ment their rooms. thus rendering his sheet
doubly valuable,-Jackson Aississippism.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-05
Gen. e. 3. Stuart.

The New York Herald has the following
sketch of Gen. Stuart: -. ~.
Gen. E. B. Stuart is the son of the late
Archibald Stuart, for several years mem
Der of the House of Representatives of the
United States from the district which ther
embraced-.he county Of Patrick, in Virgin
ia, where, we believe, be was born. His
father died ten or twelve years ago His
mother yet lives. -, 20 ri. :,
James E. B. Stuart entered the Military
Academy at West Point 10 the year 1850
Among bis immediate classmates were
CoIonels John Pegram, George W. Custis
Lee and John P. Villepigue, now well
known in the rebel service, and Major
Greeble, Of the Union Artillery, who was
killed in the FIRST battle of the war at Great
Bethel. In the Union army, the highest
rank attained by Stuart was that Of First
Lieutenant in the First Cavalry, a regiment
noted for its officers, of which Gen. Sym.
ner vas Colonel, and Maj. Gen. Joseph E,
Johnson, of the rebel army, Lieut.. Colonel.
Col. Sumner encountered force of three
hundred braves of the Cheyenne tribe,
strongly posted upon Solomon's, Fork Of
the Kansas River, aud, after sharp strug.
gle, put them to flight in great disorder
10 this combat, Lieut.. Stuart was severe.
ly wounded. s .... d.
At the outbreak of the present war, Lieu.
tenant Stuart resigned bis commission, and
offered his sword to the cause of the South.
1t is unnecessary to refer to his exploits
since that time. They have been laid be-
fore the public. With his rapid rise from
Colonelcy to the command of brigade,
and soon after to rank of Major.General
of Cavalry, our readers are familiar. Per.
haps the most striking and successful of all
his expeditions were the Pamunkey raid
through McClellan's lines, in which the
rebel Captain Lataine was lost, and the re-
cent descent upon Catlett's Station, where
he gathered up the official correspondence
and full dress uniform coat of Gen. Pope.
AS cavalry officer General Stuart com.
bines with his regular West Point training
much of the clan of John Morgan and Tur-
ner Ashby, and his raid Yesterday into
Pennsylvania seems to have surpassed his
previous acts of audacity. -
In the old army Stuart was universally
known under the nick name of "Beauty
Stuart" as rejecting upon his personal ap-
pearance. The lower part Of his face is
overaowed by a torrent of reddish brown
beard but, according to rebel authority,
his eye is bright and mobile, his address is
pleasing, his port lofty, and horsemanship
perfect.
General Stuart married a daughter of
Philip St. George Cooke, Colonel of the
Second Dragons in the U. States army.
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To the Families of DECEASED Soldiers.
THE State Convention, at its recent
atom ndnnted the FOLLOWING Resolution !;

Il session, adopted the Following hesoiuuon'
,esolred unanimously That this Convention bees, most
sincerely to mingle It's sympathes with the relatives and
friends of those who have fallen in the service OF their
country, whether in hare, amidst the ciango OF arms rom
and that the Executive authority of this State be requested
TO collect the of all such, and have them
into suitable Record Book, designating the corps 10 which
thew belonged their rank in the service, and the cause OF
death to be preserved amongst the archives OF the state
us token Of respect 10 their memories, ana legacy OF m
estimabe value TO theirfriends."
In accordance with the above resolution, have been
appointed by the Executive authority OF me stare 10 COL
ect and enroll the of brave soldiers who have
fallen from the Of the present war, that
they may be preserved among the archiees OF me state
As il is important, in order TO carry out this iaudape
purpose that list should be as perfect and complete as
possible am directed by the Govenor-in addition TO the
information to be obtained from official sources-to request
the families OF any soldiers who have died from sickness or
other causes home or in hospital to forward TO me ther
Names their rank the date and cause OF their dea ana
the regiment or corps 10 which they were attached
Please address me at Columbia as soon as possible:
WILLIAM B. JOHNSTON,
NAvonf frr tho Sfnfp
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From the Southern Guardian.
Salt.


Mr.. EDITOR: I know that You will
excuse me for writing this short communi'
cation, as hthiuk the subject is one Of nc
small Importance. desire to. call the at
tention of the Chief of Construction and
Manufactures, to the fact, that he can, at q
small expense and in short time, produce
substitute for Salt, in such quantities as
will supply the wants Of the State. 1t, is
no new discovery, but has been long known,
and often times used, for the purpose Of
preserving meat when Salt was scarce. II
is nothing more than Pyroligneous Acid ;
and, sir, if you will ask the first intelligent
physician or chemist you may chance to
meet, he will certainly tell you that this
acid will, without doubt, cure meat as well,
and preserve it as free from faint or any
unsoundness as the best Salt. 1t is easy
made from any kind of hard wood, and the
quantity of acid obtained is nenrly oue-half
the weight of the wood used, and in the
upper part of the State where wood can be
bought for $500 per cord, the acid could
be sold for fifty cents, and perhaps less, per
gallon. The acid has been manufactured
in the neighborhood Of the writer on q
small scale, and few families have used it
during the Summer and Fall for curing
meat, and it is perfect success. 1t does
not answer for the purpose of seasoning,
but small quantity of Salt does for that
purpose. The important thing is to save
the meat, and this acid will do it. The
only objection to it'll it may be called one,
is, that itimparts smoky favor to the
meat. It should be condensed in copper
tube or pipe, as iron turns it black. de-
sire to do 20 more than call attention to the
subject, hoping thtt We may soon see sever
al distilleries in operation, turning out at
least fifteen hundred gallons per day
Twelve or fifteen gallons will cure one
pounds of meat
Respectfully,
ONE WHO HAS EAT THE MEAT.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-05
WORK MARBLE YARD.

RICHARD HARE, respectfully informs the citizens Of
York and Chester Districts, and the adjoining counties OF
North Carolina he is fully prepared 70 supply every ar
tce in the MARBLE LINE, of the highest style OF hhh
and at reasonable prices. ...,o,-,~,,,
He keeps constantly hand, large supply of FoRElGN
and DOMESTIC MARBLE, and specimens OF MS n Work
NAV be ALWAYS seen at the Yard, nearly opposite the
QUIRERn PRINTING OFFICE, and a few doors North
of "Stowe's" Hotel. ~
All work will be delivered at any point on the Kings
Mountain Railroad, FREE Of charge. NV,
He is also prepared furnish to order IRON RAtLlNG
of any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, &c.
70 up =
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, A DRAFTED MAJOR GENEaAI.---The

{; A DRAFTED MAJOR GENRRAL.---The
Mansfield (Obio) Herald tells Of 8 leading
citizen of Gallon, former militia major
general, who was drafted on Wednesday
last, supposiug that, Of course, he could not
be drawn for anything but the position he
held in the militia, he adonned bis major-
generals uniform, cooked hat, sword and
spurs, went to Columbus audreported him
self as ready for q command. Z He was
considerably surprised when he was told
that they were not drafting generals, only
privates The "malicious" man came home
With flea in his ear. --z,.y, -
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as regards form, size, indeed every charae.
teristic, 3exceps#eight and color, precisely
as they came fromthe bakers hand When
it is recollected that up to the present time
but two such loaves have been discovered,
and an Of them imperfect, the interest of
the discoveries will be fully appreciated
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-05
PROSPECTUS
THE CONFEDERATE BAPTIST.

THE undersigned hereby propose to
Il publish, in the city of Columbia, $: c. weekly re
ligious paper, to be called ''THE CONFEDERATE BAP-
TIST y aud 10 be edited by Rev. J. l.. REYNOLDS, d.
D., and Rev. j. NJ. Z. BREAKER. We have been in
duced TO undertake this enterprise by the conviction that
the time has when the demand for snch paper by
our own denomination in the State Numbering
than fifty thousand members ought TO be supplied II
will be the effort of the propreors and editors 10 make this
paper faithful watchman the walls Of Zion, messen
ger of good tidngs to readers and worthy in every
spect of their patronage.
All who may receive copies of this prospectus are ear
pesy requested to obtain subscribers and TO forward their
names immediately As soon as number sufficient 10 in
sure the success Of the enterprise received by U.S. the
first number of the paper will be issued The subscription
price-two dolars-in all be forwarded by the
subscribers Immediately their reception OF the first
number. .
All communications be addressed TO s'Ihe Conted-
crate Baptist Columbia 5. Co. either of the prope
tors. ,. w. BOOhtiARl,
A. X. DURHAM,
Columbia, S. c., August, 1862. Proprietors
August 20 III
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Regulating the Conjugal Relations OF
.-.:a - y: 80 San1bo. :. -.

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Regulating the conjugal Relations o.
'-.!s'. - - - Sambo.
The following police order has been is
sued by General Saxtou, Federal military
governor of South Carolina:
HEADQUARTERS, BEAUFORT, s. G.
' August %, 1862.
I. In the hope Of correcting wide spread
and deplorable evil. the following "regula.
tions are announced:
1st. Any negro claiming to have or char.
ged with having more than one wife is re.
quircd to con6ne himself to, and need be,
support that one to whom he has been law.
fully married. If no such marriage has
ever been celebrated, he will select that
one of his so called wives who is the moth,
er of his children, if any he have; and,
after'a marriage service duly performed by
some minister of the Gospel, take her to
himself as his own sole lawful wife.
I'd. Hereafter, any of the colored people
wishing to be united in holy wedlock will
apply to Rev. Mr.. French, chaplain United
States army, or other minister, who will
keep register of marriages aud furnish the
parties with marriage certificate duly au-
thenticated. ~-.
Sd All negroes, male or female, hereaf.
ter living in state of concubinage, or
found unfaithful to marriage vows, will be
liable to arrest and imprisonment.
d, II. There being on the plantations more
or less persons unable to support them
selves, and having no near relative to whom
the duty can be assigned of providing for
their wants, charitable fund will be es.
tablished on each plantation, by deducting
FROM the amount due for labor thereon such
per centage as may be found, upon trial,
sufficient for the purpose.
The fund thus created will be placed iu
the hands of the superintendent, to be ex-
pended by him for the benefit of the help
less, and friendless, iu providing them with
suitable food and clothing, either accord
ing to the directions of the surgeon iu at.
tendence, or in obedience to the sugges-
tions of his own common sense and expe-
rlence A proper account of the expeudi-
lures under this head will be furnished
monthly to the assistant quartermaster at
these headquarters.
III. This order will be read by the su-
perintendents to the negroes on the planta
tions, and special care taken to explain its
provisions, so that they may be fully under
stood as designed to secure and regulate
the performance of duties which are en-.
Joined by ths pLainest dictates of mere
worldly experience, as we'll as by the subli-
mer teachings Of living Christianity.
BY order Of
Brig. Gen. SAxToN, Com'dg.
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AN ExEMPT,-The following, the
GAINESVILLE (Ohio) Courier says, was picked
up near the stdesk Of the Drafting Commis.
sioner's office in that city q: -
I-certify that I am lame, hayssabroken
back, hip ont of joint, 4 crooked arm, and
am railroad engineer, am clerking ID the
Post Office; also have charge Of Tele-
graph Office and s wffe and baby, am OPP
posed to fghtiDg-have joined the Qua
kers. .aa.sz S a. Z. ts.s1l. -
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nar The Southern people expect nov

s@ The Southern people expect now
only one thing, says the Richmond E1ami-
ner: war, until they are destroyed, or
peace is made with beaten enemy, on his
own soil. What Europe is going to do,
are questions which perlex US no more
We are determined on that simple and
clear road to our end, which is measured
by the blade of the sword. The South will
now fight while man remains in it, It
hunts for no allies, and will look for no
terms.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-05

CLOTH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The enormous prices Of cloths in the
Confederacy afford fair and. aud striking
example'of the uubridIsd fnatureof:the ex-
tortisn which is embarrassing the country
so much in this war, Up to the first of
July Last theaverage price Of 9: bale Of cot.
ton was about forty dollars, rating the bale
at FIVE hundred pounds, and the price eight
cents The stocks for tbesfactories were,
generally y,spurchased af aless5fgure than
this, It is. estimated that; one pound Of
cotton will make over two -ysrds.of coarse
osnaburgs, or one thousand yards for Tie
bale. Now, for the epurpose Of an uuim-
Fpeaehabte. calculation, weE'will take osna-
burgss at the manufacturers price on the
lst Of July last, viz, twenty-five cents,
when, cotton was forty dollars a bale, a
short calculation will show that even these
prices would leave in the hands Of the
manufacturer two hundred and ten dollars
on every bale of cotton converted into cloth.
The whole cost of the labor part Of the
operation will not much exceed. one cent
per yard: These profits, taken ae random
to prove the extortions Of the manufactu-
ring interest Of the South, show very we'll
that there is no longer any limit to the ad- apd
vance of prices 70 be found in the con-
science or principle Of men. # extortion
sleft free to measure its, demands, neither
by rule nor moral principle, abnt only by
the necessities o. its customers, we may
we'll stand aghast the future. Richmond
Examiner. 80 -
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WANrED-We want to buy a coon and
possum dog; to huntiour meat with during
the coming year, 1t is foolish for a man to
think about buying hog meat who oisprint'
ing a paper for SO year. A dog that will
hunt coon, 'possum and kill sheep oc.
casionally, will Commando good price at
these headquarters" q: ! -. -. -.
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Richmond Enquirer

GEN. MORGAN HANGS THE FEDERAL
PRovosr MARSHAL OF LExINGToN.-The
Knoxville Register, of the 23d, says: j..
"We have it upon what We deem very
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I'm COURToFORDINARY,

For Division or e of real estate of VIM Crees deceased
Harvey NJ Ferre, Applicant, VIM. Robinson and wife,
Mary James Fere Sarah Ferrs Robert Eerre mos mos
A. Ferren Elizabeth A. FerreIl, Minerva j. Fereli, and
heirs of Thomas Feren, deceased, Defendants.
TT appearing to my satisfaction that
L the heirs of Thos Ferell deceased, who was the u.
whose names are not known reside the limits OF
this State therefore, ordered hatthey do appear and
object TO the division sale of the real estate OF William
Crews deceased on or before the @ day fJanuary
or their consent TO the same will be entered OF record
- ''' JOHN A. BROWN, o. Y. D.
co,,o,,hor Ord 1859 40 Sm*