Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-02-17
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Gen. Magrnder has issued general
order that all on.commissioned officers and
privates who distinguish themselves in any
engagement in his command shall bel pre-.
sented with suitable badge with the cross
of the Legion of Honor engraved on it.
- The ladies of Columbus, Ga., have just
sent 500 blankets and 1,5OO pairs of socks
to Gen. Johnston's army.
- The steamers Alice, Index, and Hansa
arrived safely in Confederate port on the
7sh instant.
- The President has relieved Gen. Jones
and assigned Maj. Gen. J. G. Breckinridge
to the command of the department Of South
Western Virginia.
- Before the war there were about IS pa.
pers published in the State of Mississippi,
now there are only nine.
- Cocoa.nuts sold, short time since, in
Mobile for $40 piece.
- The Yankees officially claim to hold
$4,000 Confederate soldiers prisoners, and
5000 officers
Rev. G. K. Marshall collected from the
citizens of Petersburg, Va, on the 9Th
inst, $4,000, to be devoted to procuring
artificial limbs for mutiIated soldiers.
On the night of the 9th inst, 1925
bales of cotton were burned at Wilmington.
Loss estimated at s75O,OOO.
Marshal Kane, of Baltimore, and 13
Confederate officers have made their escape
from prison in Yankeedom. They arrived
at Quebec on the Gath ult.
- The Yankees are now constructing 25
armored vessels, at cost Of 1866, 900 each.
They are to be done In six months.
1t is said that Yankee green-backs are
selling in Bermuda at 621 cents on the
dollar, and Confederate grey.backs at 70
conts, the latter being cents more Valua-
BILE in the estimation of the Bermudians
than the promises to pay" Of the Lincoln
government.
A handsome and superb blooded stal-
lion has been presented to Gen. Beauregard
by Mr.. Thomas Arnold, ofaR6ssp gsnntA
Georgia. y.
- The most appropriate way to critiCise
the movements of the enemy is with one
eye along the barrel of basket.
The Confederate steamers Georgia and
Florida are reported to be cruising in the
Atlantic Ocean, north Of the equator.
1t is said that there are only three ways
to get out of quarrcl-aght cEt, write
out, or back out; but the safer mode is to
keep opt: By the same four ways, says a
wag, man may get out of the army. The
soldiers fight out, the editors write out, the
substitute buyers back out, and the MEM
bers of Congress keep ont.
The Central Association Of this Stata
have purchased since the LIST of January,
$4,000 lbs. hides to be tanned and made
up into shoes. Also, over 1900 yards
wooden stuffs to be made into garments.
- Private Abraham Harris, of the 22d
Louisiana Heavy Artillery, has been pro-
NOTED for meritorious conduct to the posi-
ton of Inspector General, with the rank Of
Captain, on the staff of Gen. Polk. Capt.
Harris is native of Charleston.
- The Federal Navy Department has pur.
chased the prize steamer Banshee, captured
off Wilmington few months ago.
Abe Lincoln has ordered draft for
100000 men to serve for three years or the
war, to be made on the 10th day of March
next.
"A bounty of $1,000 is paid in Newark.
N. j., to every recruit under the last call
for troops. A regiment thus raised will cost
the mere triAe of million of dollars.
The whiskey at present sold in the
shops is composed of 80 parts alcohol, rs
parts water, 20 parts turpentine, Is parts
dogwood blossoms, 7 parts tobacco, and 3