Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-12-09
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| Tie difficulty Of procuring iron in the
Southern Confederacy to be used in casting
shells and sound shot gave the officers II
the Ordnance Department q vast deal O
trouble till General Beauregard came e
their relief. BE has contracted with Glli'
more and Dahlgren, Of the Federal army
for several tons of metal per day, and those
contractors are, delivering it at Fort Sum
ter free Of charge, and without the slightesl
injury to the old fort or its dsnizens.
- Two ladies from Carroll County, Geor'
gia, brought in two absentees recently sron
the 10Th Georgia Regiment, at Charleston,
and started home next morning with their
husbands, furloughs having been granted
them under the late order Of Gen. Beaure.
gard. Ks rs tsz s. se@
a private letter from a: Texas soldier,
dated at Meridian the 11th, says the last
ACCOUNTS from beyond the river report three
full regiments from California, we'll armed
and equipped, to have Joined our army, and
two more we're on the way for the same
purpose. -,
- When some one charged Gen. Grant,
in the Presidents hearing, with drinking
two much liquor, Mr.. Lincoln, recalling
General Grants successes, said that if he
could find out what brand Of whisky Gen.
Grant drank, he would send q barrel Of it
to all the other commanders. ~.
We don't like to see men Of large es-
tates scrambling after all they can get from
the suffering people for what they have to
sell. 1t is poor way to whip Lincoln and
save their fortunes. "st
The New York Herald has Just made q
most important discovery. According to
that paper, it costs just double the amount
tosshoe negro regiment that it does to per-
form the same operation for white one
cause, the difference in the size of the feet.
The Federal General Thomas has issu.
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ed an order requiring all newspaper cor
responder.s from his army, to afix their
proper names to their communications.
According to Washington reports, the
members Of the Diplomatic Corps fully ex.
press opinions that q war in Europe, next
year, is inevitable. The. position Of Russia
towards France and England is represented
as being naughty, and likely to remain so.
Cigar smoking is now strictly forbidden
in Constantinople, either in or out Of doors,
owing to the supposition that the practice
has caused many fires. @
"A pork butcher out West, after dispo.
sing off large stock Of hams, seWed pig
tails to the shoulders, and thus got rid Of
all his stock in trade as hams! 81 !.
= Most ladies think it is the summit Of
misfortune to be ugly. This is sad mis-
take, quite frequently. The chances are,
as the world goes, that homely women are
altogether the best at heart, head and soul,
A pretty face often presides over false
heart and weak head, with the smallest
shadow of soul.
Forgiveness is the most refined and
generous spirit of virtue that human nature
can attain to. Cowards have done good
and kind actions, but coward never for.
Igave-It is not in his nature. 49,
When friend told Plato what scanda-
lous stories his enemy had propagated con-
cerning him., the philosopher replied, 81
thank them-I shall have, the more reason
for trying to iVeso that no one shall believe
them"
There nave been, up to the present
time, 10000 negroes armed and mustered
into the service of the Yankee Government.
- The Petersburg Register announces that
its press is worked by water power, derived
from the city reservoir. By this improve
ment, it expects to save several thousand
dollars in the cost of fuel The operation
is said to be beautiful one: 80 =,
"A good word for a bad one is worth
much more and cost as little.
James Wood, the founder of secret
Union League in Tallapoosa and Coosa
counties, Alabama, was hung by some of
the members ofa cavalry company last week.
Among the ignorant in some portions of
Coosa and Tallapoosa he had disseminated
his reasonable sentiments to considerable
extent, and a good many had joined his
band of traitors. ...-. -. -
Truth is food; falsehood is poison; er-
.ror is injurious. Apply this to the reading
of erroneous books, even when necessary.
The moro you are dwelling in truth
.unalloyed, the more healthful viii your
thoughts be. - >. 49, y - csas
Infinite wisdom in the Scriptures is al.