Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-08-26
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

attended, and business entirely suspended;
- Union Prayer meetings will be held al
the new Presbyterian Church, in this place,
on Tuesday aud Friday evenings, until fur
ther notice.
DR.. Abuer L.. Hammond. of Charles.
ton, will visit the up-couutry shortly, to So
licit money and provisions for the Wayside
Home, in that city, A kind reception is
hespoken for him by the Charleston press,
which we feel sure will be accorded.
- There was quite stir in our town last
Monday, owing to the session of the Medi'
cal Board for the examination of Conscripts.
From the success generally attendant, we
think sthe game hardly pays for the can
die" at present prices.
- Gen. Beaurcgard says, in late order.
s'the permission to ship salt having been
abused, as these headquarters are officially
i1formed-for the present no more salt can
be permitted 10 be sent to the interior. -
We are at loss to understand this; the
article is hard to get here at any price,
while those who have supplies store them
away for future speculation. Are we tc
depend on the Yankees for our Fall supply
Brig. Gen. A. G. Jenkins, of the Con
federate cavalry service, who was seVerly
wounded in the head at Gettysburg, has
rendered his resignation.
General Hood coutradicts the report O!
his appoiptmeut to command the cavalry Of
Northern Virginia.
"A correspondent Of fau Atlanta Journal,
now at Savannah, hears that market.mau
in that place is now in confinement for Of
fering a skinned dog in the market, as
mutton:
- Thomas Presley Jacobs, born in York
Vile, son of Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs, now OF
Laureusville, S. c., private in Company
E. 18th regiment, S. c. ", was killed in
the battle at Getteysburg, July l, in the
20th year of his age This was the six
teenth battle 10 which he had fought in his
country's defence.
The Adoerttscr informs US that Colonel
rThomas G.. Bacon was elected on Tuesday.
18th inst, Senator from Edgeheld District
to fill the vacancy caused by the death o.
the late Hon. A. Simkins.
Col. Cad Jones, of this District, de-
clincs the nomination for Congress, whicl
has been rendered him by many friends.
-Twepty-tlree clerks in the, city pos
Office of Richmond, have resigned, s7OC
per annum, being s200less than their board
costs them. Several have joined the army
and the rest propose to do so unless theil
salaries are increased. Sll month, and
rations, must pay better than most folk:
think for.
- Rumors that reiuforcements were to bt
sent to the British army in Canada were
generally asserted in the latest European
! news.
/ - Maximilian will accept the Mexican
crown.
! The London Times says it should no
! be surprised if something arose out of th'
alleged proposition of jeff. Davis to Napo
leon for an offensive and defensive alliance
between Mexico, under French protection
and the Coufederates, which would be quit
consistent with TIE late French policy. Th
world might look with favor on such con
tipgences, but absolute neutrality would b
England's policy.
The negro prisoners at Charleston, haV
been turned over by the military authorize
to Gov. Bouham, to be dealt with accordin
to the laws Of the State, and are now in jail
Judge Joyrcr, Of Petersburg, Va, ha
decided against three petitioners who claim
ed to be exempt from militia service unde
the State law, by reason of their haVin
furnished substitutes in the Coufederat
service, and been thereby discharged there
from. The militia were ordered to "repor
to Gen. Jenkins" the Confederate Com
mander OF the post, and hence the appes
for discharge.
The tobacco crop has been cut short
Virginia, aud very high prices have latel
been obtained for fnc qualities Of leaf u
Petersburg. Our people, We believe, haV
planted pretty extensively in this District
for their home supplies-so they will rails
u smoke, any how.