Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-04-29
State we're 5000, 900. Montgomery, AL.
ALBANIA, reports nearly SS ,0OO, ,O0a.

The Richmond Eran,iner has learned,
from good authority, that Lincoln's late
visit to the Army Of the Rappahannock was
for the purpose of inducing the soldiers
whose terms of enlistment are about to ex-
pire, to re.enlist. Old Abe made speeches
without number, and whisky flowed like
water, until the whole army got drunk; but
fer all that, the men would mt re-enlist. In
view Of this state of affairs, the Examiner
is hopeful and jubilant exceedingly:
The subscription prices of some Of the
daily papers east,of The Mississippi, is thir.
ty dollars per annum. The subscription
price Of the weekly papers in Houston and
other cities in Texas, is six dollars per year !;
for a tri,weekly published in Houston, six
teen dollars is charged; for single copies,
25 cents. s2f2s -
-a75 cents per gall" exclaimed Mrs.
Partington, on looking over price.current.
ssWhy, bless mel my dear, good old man
gave two dollars and bushel of tbeyery
best potatoes for me. However, the gals
of this day amt nigh SO dear as Twas then" !"
- The Paymaster's safe at Brooklyn Navy
Yard, New York, was robbed on Monday
night last Of between $4,000 and s140,-
900 in legal tender notes.
The Knoxville Register OF the 10th
announces the death of Brig. Gen.. D. S.
Donelson, on the 18th, at Moptvale Springs,
near that place. He commanded the De-
partment of East Tennessee.
- An Editor down South, who served
four days on a jury, says he is so full of
law it is mighty hard to keep from cheat
ing somebody. ..:....... e.
Colonel Clarence Prentice, Of the Con-
federate army, son ofthe editor of the Lou.
isville Journal, and another Confederate,
named Hargrayes, were arrested in Louis
vile on the 3lst March.
The Raleigh Progress has a report that
Rev. r. j. Graves mental faculties have
given way ''on account Of the prosecution
by the Government for treason. {, =
= Abraham Lincoln has issued Procla-
nation making the Both day Of this month
as a day Of fasting, humiliation and prayer
for the manifold sins Of the nation
The next meeting of the Southern Con.
yention will be held in Augusta, Georgia,
on Monday, May 9th.
Mr.. Hacket of Savannah, has in opera.
ton machine for weaving Socks. As an
Irish friend would say, slong may it waive"
- Gen. Daniel s. Donelson, commanding
The Department Of East Tennessee, died
on Saturday last at Montvale Springs.
~ On and after 1st of May, ensuing, the.
price of Gas in Charlotte, N. O., will be
raised to $l5.0 90 per thousand.
A concert was given in Jefferson CO.,
Miss, for the benefit Of the Jefferson Artil-
lery. The notice of the concert has the
following as the terms: "Admission 81,
or two pairs of socks or gloves-socks pre-
ferred."
Whiskey sells in Little Rock at two
dollars and fifty cents drink, and the pur.
chaser is not allowed to pour it out, or guage
bis own horn.A s..5ss,
Soldiers who regard guilds Of tobacco
as "sweet morsels" or the fumes of the
weed as redolent of fragrant odors, will be
pleased to learn that Congress is about to
provide for the issue of tobacco rations.
- Oar patience is tried By the delay at
Suffolk. But Lopgstreet knows what he
is about, and his Quartermaster has tele-
graphed for spe thousand wagons to haul off
provisions from the country. already rescued
from the enemy.
- On the 18th instant Wheeler, with his
command, swan the Cumberland River near
Nashville, killed 40 Yankees, besides cap
turing number of them.
- We notice that some of our exchanges
have commenced calling Old Abe by his
real name-Hanks-th same as born by
his one.eyed daddy-according to the pedi-
gree of the distinguished Yankee President,
lately published and vouched for by Ken.
tuckian, who knew Abe's origin.
- The Richmond Eraminer says the pro-
pensity to thieving is greatly on the increase
in that city. 1t is fearfully apprehensive
that the devil has served out the thousand
years of his bonds, and is loose again upon
the earth, with headquarters at Richmond.
"A speculator these time has no heart,
and if one could be had for any price, he