Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30

- Colonel Wolford, arrested for uttering
reasonable language in Kentucky, has been
released and ordered to report to General
Grant. ......
-spriggins is opposed to the Admins
tration of Mr.. Davis, and is. not disposed
to do anything the Administration wants
him to do. 1t wanted rim to go,into the
army, but he hired substitute; it wanted
him to do several other things Of that sort,
and he got out Of them pretty much in the
same way. Spriggins has large pile OF
Confederate money. BE found OUT the
other day that the Government wanted him
to fund it., He swore he'd see the Govern
ment and the LIST of April hanged before
the one should have or the other should
further depreciate his money, and he has
now gone and hired number of men at 20
dollars day to help him spend it.
The coupons overdue will be paid in
the old currency, and thus be subject to a
tax of thirty.three and third per cent.
This rule will apply to all claims upon the
Treasury due prior to the lst of April, and
those who are holding back Treasury drafts
and other evidences of Government ipdebt-
eduess, in the expectation Of getting the
new currency for them, will be disappoint.
ed, says the Examiner.
The editor Of "African' descent" who
conducts the Anglo African, says the negro
is better looking, more capable, and has a
more permanent color, than the sharp.nosed,
batchet.faced, lank. haired white trash.
Col. L.. W. Sprutt, President of the
Military Court of Longstreet's Corps, is now
on brief visit to his home in Charleston.
Col. Spratt has been constantly at his post
through all the changing fortunes of the
gallant corps to which he is attached and
We are glad to say that, in spite Of the hard
ships which he has shared and the laborious
duties of his position, he enjoys excellent
health.
The Boston Post learns that John Nor
gan has determined upon a novel course of
treatment for the prisoners he may capture,
in retaliation for the prison discipline he was
forced to undergo in the Ohio Penitentiary.
There will be barber attached to his com.
mand, and to his skilful hands every prls.
oner taken, who is higher than the rank of
sergeant, will be delivered, and will be
shorn of whiskers, moustaohe and hair, pn.
til bis head is shaven as bare as an egg.
- Generals Cooper, Bragg, Lee, Long
street, Morgan, Hoke and Oracle walked
out of St. Paul's Church, Richmond, on
Sunday last In all, there we're twenty.six
Generals of various grades in town,
The dwelling house of DR.. John Nc
Lean, in CASTOR county, N. G., was CON-
sumed by fire on Sunday, the 1ath instant.
Most of the furniture was saved. The fire
was accidental having caught from the chin
pey to. the roof. .a
"A beggar importuued lady for aims;
she gave him shilling. "God bless your
said he, 'this will prevent me
from executing my resolution" The lady,
and thinking. he meditated sui
eide, asked what he; meant. "Alas mad
am" replied be, "but for this shilling, I
should be obliged to go te work"
- The brain of Lord Byron weighed o3
ounces, that of Thackeray, 5S4. Both
were much above the average, which is for
ty nine ounces for man and forty four for
woman. ...,
A Cincinnati despatch says that the
action of the Indiana Convention, in in
their delegates to the National
Convention, to cast their votes for Lincoln,
is considered decisive as to the west
A very Aorid belle told a brandy drink
er the other day that his face was too high
ly painted. He retorted: "It at least is
not painted in aOater-colors, like yoursW
The Prince Of Wales is twenty-five
years old, prospective King, and present
father Of fauexceedingly lively seven months
baby.
The Texas Telegraph says, Miss Tuck.
er, of Weatherford, deserves to bear off the
palm. She has made with her own fair
hands, pair of cotton cards, and carded,
spun, wove and made her own dresses.
Capt. Sam. Bard, ex-editor Of the Men,
phis Auazanche, has completed his arrange
ments for the publication in Memphis of a
daily paper, to be called the Confederate
States-the publication to commence on
the expulsion Of the Yankee Goths. This
is having faith.
AT the last accounts the Yankees in
NIamphis were nneasv under the appreken.