Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-04
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blooms. Our May poles are bare this sea-
son, even as though the blockade affected
the floral world; but We suppose our pota-
toe blossoms must be looked to these times
as most important, and the useful take pre-
cedence of the ornamental. But flowers are
pretty, take up little time and care, all good
folks love them, and look impatiently for
them to bud forth in beauty ere long.
The proposition for a Wayside Home
at Branchville, has been changed to Kings.
vile, on the suggestion of DR.. Gibbes.-
About S11 900 has been subscribed, out of
$50, 900, which we hope to hear Of as being
made up at an early day.
About 225 Alabama Cavalry Cloves
Battalion) reached this place on Saturday
evening lest. aud sojourned with us until
Monday morning, when they pursued their
"winding way" for scenes where they will
soon be needed. -..
- We learn, says the Marion Star of the
9th ultimo that the enemy have recently
made raid upon the salt works on our
coast, destroying the works and carrying
off number of the operatives.
- Leach, the Holden candidate for Con-
gress, from the 7th Congressional District
of North Carolina, has been elected, it is
generally conceded.
"A negro girl was lately convicted of an
attempt to poison her mistress in Petersburg,
Va, and sentenced to transportation be-
yond the limits of the Confederacy." She
was appraised at s2,5OO, which the State
will pay her owner for her .freedom." A
novel punishment
In the British House of Commons, on
the Sth instant, Mr.. LaYard said that the
Government was taking measures to investi-
gate the alleged kidnapping of Irish emf
grants for service in the Yankee army. l..
A large company has been formed in
England, with a capital of 81 100000, to
purchase steamers to run the blockade and
bring out cotton.
The Emperor of Austria has allowed
the formation of corps of 5000 volunteers
for the new Emperor of Mexico.
The Governor of New York has deter
mined to call out the State militia regiments
to do duty around New York, and ALLOW
the forces stationed there to be transferred
to the field.
General Fitzpatrick has been disgraced
for the failure of his late raid, and more par.
ticularly, We suppose, for the exposure made
by the captured Dahlgreen papers. He has
taken an "afectionate farewell" of his troops,
and gone to General Sherman.
Several Shylocks in Montgomery, caught
in the act of discounting FIVE dollar Confed-
crate notes, have been conscribed. This is
a severe penalty for greediness, but that it
is just none will deny.
Baltimore papers of the 23d furnish ad-
ditional letters from Havana, which men,
tion the arrival of the Confederate steamer
Florida ut Cuba Oh the 11th. Several Un-
ion gun.boats have gone to overtake her.
Brig. Gen. Mercer, long in command
at Savannah, has been ordered TO report to
Gen. Johnston at Dalton. Gen. John K.
jackson will succeed him.
The tobacco ration has been fixed un-
der the late Act of Congress, at three.
fourths of pound monthly, and Adjutant.
General Cooper has issued orders to the
Commissary Department accordingly.
A conundrum was given ont at New
Orleans theatre: "Wby is Mr. Lincoln
like an owl in daytime7" the answer to
which was: "Because he is sA'blinkin."
Asoldier, with his and his companions ra
tions of wbiskey in him, hiccoughed out,
before. the answer could be given "be-
cause he is id old fool" The soldier
spent the night in irons, in meditation on
the Presidents capacity.
The General Agent of Produce Loan
is instituting a careful examination into
the condition of the Government cotton
stored in various districts of the SOUTH
Persons having charge of the same are to be
held liable for all damage and cost resulting
from insecure shelter or neglect otherwise.
Cotton left on abandoned plantatiousis is to be
removed to secure locations and properly
cared for.
- The Mobile Tribune notice evident
signs Of rapid decline in prices of groce-
ries, provisions, etc. Butter that comman-
ded in the Mobile market three weeks ago
from SO to sl2 per lb., is now dull at SIS
to Sc per lb. Bacon is offered at So. SO per
ID. Fresh meats have declined in the past
ten days from thirty to fifty per cent Corn
is selling at So to SIS per bushel, according