Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-12-07
Observation-Disclosures.

Slnce fhe 4aSt ietter 10 you, Deatn,
whoit is said, often seeks a shining mark,
hss.yisHsd the camp of the York compa-
niss, AMI removed two of their most
promising young men. Robert J. Tura
ner, Of Company G, died on the 26th,
and William Porter, of Company p, on
the 18th ultimo. They had been for
sametime.laboring under disease, which
their friends believed, from their youth
ana strength, they would eventually
overcome; but such, it seems, was not
to be the case-the body of the first
was sent to his home, in York District,
while the other was inferred in the GEN.
etery Of the Presbyterian Church, at
this place:
"Oh mourning parents to whose hearts
Fen peans Of triumph bring -si'
wailing sound, dirge like note,
And menory's fatal sting; e.. .
- Look upward mid the hosts of Heaven.
Your hero loved Is there,
Still battling in his country's cause,
sso" WIN 9i prayer.
Oh when would Of comfort speak,
All palsied seems my tongue,
Andeehe plying repeats,
Alas! he died SO young!" ..
On Sunday, according to appointment
wehad the pleasure Of a visit from Rev:
MD. Wood, of Yorkville. He preach
ed before GilPs and Williams battal-
ions, at 103 o'clock; at the church in
Florence, at 8, and before us again at
night; he remained over night at the
haspitable residence of Mr.. McCown,
ana the next day preached at the hos
pitaI where he had the melancholy task
Of ministering to the last hour of poor
yQaag Porter. During the evening he
visited sthe stoekade, and at night
preached before Browns and Wards
battalions, when he took the train at
IL o'clock for Kingsvihe, on his way
home. Mr.. Wood met with warm re-
ception on all hands, and his eloquent
diaeourses were much admired and it is
hoped produced good fruit. Were we,
organized into aRegimsnt, and not in
transition state. at present, measures
would be immediately taken to secure
hiis invaluable services as chaplain-as
it is, We can only look hopefully forward
to another Fisit, The York companies
claim him % peculiarly their own, and
tust their friends at home, viii spare
him, ss least, for . while.
We are now having no new cases of.
sickness, though young recruits are be-
ginning to come in; those who have
been IN the hospital are being furlough-
edhome fora season, as soon as they.
are able to safely undertake the journey.
Otherwise, urloughs have stopped for:
the present, perhaps from the reason Of
so many waiting at home to be brought
here with bracelets on. As Governor
Bonhsm proposes to hare two new Brig
adiers appointed, perhaps they are wait
ing for the appointment, but they need
mol, asthsreRar lots at home, who have
been lodging the war from the first,
ready to make the sacrifice Of their per-
seasfos o Generals commission, and
asi" staff appointments are. already
made Of the young nobility.
The absence Of kilograms from the.
Columbia papers, leave us in the dark
as to the news Of the day, and conse-
quently, ramors of every description
are aapat. The 'sreliable gentleman"
who is always on hand at Kingsville,
furnishes us choice variety; but we
would rather have the telegraph news"
even though one7half of it is lies, as
ususE 80 -...
We commenced shipping Yankees for
exchange, to Savannah, last Sunday,
but after two patches of, about 1000
each had been sent of, and another set
prepared, Gen. Hardee cutit off short,
and our Yankee friends found that they