Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-06-03

mail robbery. So says the Ledger.
The editor of the Tuscaloosa O6serve
says he must have rs or 80 pounds of bees
wax, or he will be compelled to suspend
his paper.
= Among the articles Of domestic manu-
facture which the necessities of the time
has produced, is moss rope, pronounced b.
those who have used itsuperior to cotton
and almost if not quite equal to hemp. Al
it will not be affected by the weather, i
will serve an excellent purpose for balins
cotton.
The Paris correspondent Of the New
York Times says: "The Cabinets Of Pari
and London have again commenced nego
tiations on the subject of mediation ir
America, but this time on a new basis o
operations. They are first to commence
with the Confederates, who will be asked
as preliminary step, to guarantee the grad
ual emancipation Of slavery, and this guar
antee once secured, it is thought the NORTH
will be willing to accept a separation.
All places of public resort in New Or
leans, except the churches, are ordered tc
display the national flags, and all places o.
amusement to commence and close theil
performances with national airs.
The Rev. DR.. Leyburn has been ap
pointed by the Presbyterian General As
sembly, which lately met at Columbia, s
c., Secretary Of its Board of Publication
and Education, and will SOON remove ia
Richmond to take charge of these import.
ant operations.
A late telegram from Suffolk states that
the Eleventh Rhode Island, and the One
Hundred and Fifty:second N. York Regi.
ments suffered severely in an encounter
with each other, through mistake, as they
we're advancing to given point by differ.
ent roads.
= Genl. T. F. Meagher's resignation of
bis commission of Brigadier General has
been accepted, and he has taken leave Of
his Irish Brigade, or what is left of it.
-Okra having been recommended as a
substitute for coffee, an exchange says that
it is to be used cautiously, as the effect on
the system is not known. 1t issaid to have
produced partial blindness.
The Tribune says Lees army at the
time Hooker crossed to give him battle on
ly counted $4,000 men. The Times says
Hooker's army at the same time nnmber-
bered $4,000 men.
The Montgomery Mail hears rumor
that Gen. Johnston has been reinforced by
$4,000 Mississippi militia; and that he had
cut off the cnemy's supply train somewhere
in the State.
- The New York Herald, of the 22d,
has the following editorial. We copy it
entire: "SIilitary arrests which ought to
be4nade. "-"Jefferson Davis and General
Robert E. Lee. Will not Mr.. Stanton give
the order" ..'
- The reported insanity Of Mrs. Vallan.
digbam is q fabrication. She wrote her
husband week ago not to deViate from the
high path of duty, honor and patriotism.
Mr.. Vallaudigham, after his sentence, was
kept in close confinement, and only Rosen-
cranz and staff officers communicated with
him.
Major Generals A. P. Hill and Ewell
have been appointed Lieutenant.Genera
and will be assigned to command in the
army of Northern Virginia.
1t is thought that Gen. Forrest, now
invested with the command of Van Dorn's
cavalry, will shortly appear on the theatre
of action at Vicksburg.
B. G. Presley, ESQ.,, has resi- gped the
Office of b.Treasurer of Charleston, and
W. Y. Leitch, Esq, has been appointed his
successor.
Government has seized all the Sugar in
Atlanta, and large quantities in Augusta,
Ga. The price paid was IS cents, while
the holders were asking IS to sl.20.
Three Yankee gunboats visited Muir
freesboro', N. c., on Sunday night last
Some 10000 pounds Of bacon were stolen,
and all the apple brandy that the vandals
could find. They gave receipts for the
brandy, but declined doing so for the bacon.
We do not hear they burnt any property,
or interfered with the people in any other
way than depriving them Of their bacon and
brandy. The boats departed at an early
hour Saturday morning.
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I% "HERMEs," the regular correspon-
dent of the Charleston Mercury, writing