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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-05

d General King at Angussa; has issu. s
ed general order athat hereafter Whenever
CONTRACTS OF agreements in writing are snters
cd intp betwsan parties, the consideration
therein named 10 be paid shall be in law;
faI money Of the gaiissd States that u In
the paper currency issued and declared g
legal tender By the Government z and or-s
ders that al oontfacts not in aecordansas
With this order which have been made prs.
yiods to II ars void. &: g
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-05
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!: sdr Il correspondent Of shs Ghsrlotss
fys.-css e.. L. ~. z. .ylo<,;nf,

r a correspondent Of. ths Ghsrlotte
Times furnishes the following
Several years ago there lived IN Western
II. O.. I preacher who We shall: :deaignata IS,
Noses c.. UncIs Moses, as he was
MmiIisry known, was 3 good honest old
man, Of 6rstrate common sense, but with
little educstior. He MAS q strong Demo
crat and In his younger days had been .
sschool-mate of President Polk. s.
After the election Of Mr. Polk TO the,
J Presidency, Uncls Moses Hrote. him . let
ssr, referring to earlier days. Mr.. z. re-
oolIectsd him and answered his letter and
ssns him great many documents which
sicklsd the old mana vanity 9 good deal.
On ons occaslen after receiving the letter
&c., in the year Is47, he was closing 9
neeting with prayer il one ofour mountain
counties, IN calliag dorm the blessings OF
tho Lord upon she people, he gave utter.
snce TO the following
& Lord bless aIl the people who live in the
North Cove and in the South Cove and in
the Turkey Cove, and aftsr blessing all the
families residing in the large coyes, descend
: and 20 into the small eoyes and bless them
and their families Lord. Hence, take the
dividing ridge, Lord, that lies betseen the
waters Of Beech Creek and che Catawbs
River, goilg il for the space Of about three
hundred yards Lord, yon win come TO hol.
Z INV skesfrr,t. looking down To the right you
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-05

THE sTAMP ACT.

q
THE sTAalP ACT.
ONE: OF THE TAXI OF THE Q. STATES
who know sSe details q de Stamp Act Yet mere 3 no
state q National the proyons Of which are more
e. e we shins I PROVE most Undressing ana Important
scHED0IR 81.
4cK92WIL,EIDGsdENT- I'D deeds serempt
AFFIDAvlT S cents
In IN suit o. isgm ss! Ig R5QcesGlngs exempt
sheet Or piece of paper on which the same Is
AssssisNnENTs ssissn Of mouruse 2 een's
lease or policy Of tnslrnnce, the same duty uson
I. of psssat Ilghs cent?
I At aisst o. On demand % : - S.,.e''' cents
{ payable otherwise thun NJ alght or op demand,
and any ptomissory note, whnteyes, payabie on
notes Issued for circuission, sla cheeks made
andintended 10 be, and which shnif be forthwith S
sio0 3 2, - z y. =. cents
pars thereof : ~ 1'i'. z :. 80 s GEMS
United States or British Nonh Ameiicn exempt
Or receipt Of goods on any foreign ports 10 cent?
BILL OF sAEE,ok any ysssel. Or pan ,hereos
g hundred dollars W 80 so cents
Exceeding $500 and not exceeding q 600 q, 20
Ercsedns 81 goo, for eaeh $500, or fractional & -.
I Sf personal nam ship or yssse cents
BOND personal, for payment Of money Isee
stfiessI - g z; g. 81 500
For indemnifyIng any person for the paymept Of s.
any sum Of money, where me money ultimately =
recoverable thereupon h 81 900 or rless % cents
Sr srs ayeV 1s adItiCnai Uusy ey 81 or fractional ps
thereof i''s'',' se'ss'' = 50 cents
BoNDs-eoun,y, city and town bonds, ralIfosd
and other corporation bonds and script ars Sud -
OF any description otlers than such as are fe-
otherwise charged in this schedule. IS cents
CERTIFICATES-of deposit IN bank, sum not !. -.
exceeding one hundred aoinfs ,.a s Sstlss
OF deposits bank sum exceeding 800 ss cents cents
Ofstock In. ansineoporated company 81 = cenls
General = 80 81. 80 \ cents
Commissioner Of Deeds Or Notary Public cent.
s sss s:sss q
d or redemption Of land sold for taxes cents
z or birth, marriage and death CENT cents
or qualifications Of school teachers o cents
y OF profits In an Incorporated company, for sum
not less than $40 and not exceeding so ~ ~ cen.s
EIeesding ssoS III sSdaSns
fractional part thereof & sSts EsF. IS cents
4 OF damage or otherwise, and all other ceItif-
eatss Or doeunsds issued By any por wardsn q ..,
CERTiFIED 1,iis TRANsCRiPT@ judgments, sat
IsfacdDn Of judyemcnis, and Of all papers, re-
: az s.Gas . general rule, every eer.iAcais
court q law Or eaui'y, WIN require stamp da-
CHECK, DRAFT OR oRDER-fa the payment
.upoa any person other than bank banker Or -
trust company, at sight or ON demand & cents
.CONTRACF-fSee AgreemenE] ts4,lss;...s5as
Brokers. ~, - q - ~ celIs
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-05

S Sotp FOR LESS THAN CosT. George
Washington Rricks;in q letter to the Mobile
& .Adpssssser and Register, gets of the follow
inc: s - =
80 sas stsndinp Quietly ON the front steps
os the Custom House n d the othsr day. looking
,o,.auall, q Z beautiful creature sitting at
ons & The parlor windows of the Battle
HOUSE, and srying to disooyer whether she
WAS not an old acquaintance of mine from
the country, shen s strange young man,
witha linn in bis walk, came up and stop.
pad near ma. :ir.- s.
- fsI,ll svesr III. mighty hot walking for q
lame MAJ, to-dayn sai5 he.
vbetbar tbo .em.rk MAS addresasd N me
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-05
About Chess,

ss-s...~ se-,yaDCuC "SQ6obs --ay.s9-.. H.
Louis the Thirteenth, who dstested games
Of chance, and would not allow them to be
played at court, was SO passionately addicted
to chess that he played even when riding in
bis carriage. Each man bada pin at his
foot, which, being stuck into q padded chess
board, resisted the joltiRgs of the royal
vehicle.
With some individuals the love of chess
has been strong enough to counserbalance
the fear of dying: John Frederick, Elector
Of Saxopy, made prisoner in l547, by
Charles the Fifth, was playing. chess with
his fellow captive, Ernest of Brunswick,
when he received the news Of his condem.
nation to death. After. a few remarks on
the irregularitY of the emperor's proceed.
ings, he quietly continued his game. On
winning it he expressed his Satisfaction, and
then retired to devote himself to the reIi.
gious exercises bedtting his situation.
A Turkish aga, who had incurred the
Sultan's displeasure, received his sentence
to death while playing chess, The game
was far advanced, the position interesting,
and he entreated the officers to allow him
to finish it. They consented, and he won.
Then, after thanking them for their polite.
ness, he. kissed the fatal document, and
quietly submitted to his fate. =,.s.>
When messenger informed Alamin. Ben
Haroun5 that the city of Bagdad was be-
sisgea, sHola your tongue, "said the caliph,
stdon,t gon see that I am on the point of
giving checkmate? II" The same potentate
sought ont che best players Of his empire,
brought them 10 court and penaioued them.
His father, Abdallah the Third, used to
bewail his sad fate in having more capacity
for governing nations than for moving chess.
men. Z. 90
Il is hard to believe, thatany one can, ever
have guessed. chess, or made it ont when
proposed as an enigma. Neverthe helass Bor.
IN (otherHise called Buzurdjemehir stfos
short, physician and gizier to Noushiwan
the First, and tutor to his son Hermouz,
disined the secret. ~ 4s - 4
:. King Hind had sent to Borzu,s royal:
master chesaboard, chessmen, and q letter.
. go King. it said, pmay youlive rs long
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-05

Horr ON UNIoN MEN. "A prominent
gentlemanfro Mississippi, lately in Wash:
ington, called on the Judge Advocate Cen
eaL whom hehad known in forrer times
as. aJoe Holt, professional brother, and
represented TO him thasa neighbor, Of the
excepted class, who was applying for par.
don, chad always been . Union man. etc.,
etc. Mr.. Holt looked at him sourly and
GROSSLY for few minutes, swapping his eyes
every onos in while in the course Of the
recital ofthe sppliesn.,s merits TO especial
favor, and at lastgrowled ont; s4fsa Won
der We had any fighting 70 do down that
way; I have not seen or heard Of, Q man
yet in Mississippi Or Louisiana who vas:
not Union man. Who was it that was
fighting ds 3n 3
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-05
UNHAppY MARRIAaEs AMoNb MEN OF

6 UNHAppY MARRIAeHs AMoNe MEN OF
aznIus. The rare concurrence Of genius
Gays an English papsr with domestic con-
fort IS perfectly awful 3 Iaks Dante, ths
sexile, who left hia#ifs, neFar wishing 70 g see
her more Tasso, wifeless ; Petrarch vlte. me-
less; Ariosto, wifeless Milton, tnrles mar. lt
.risd, but only once with much eontort;
Dryden, welded. like Addison, to 2 tsle ..
and discord Young lives alone tiil pass hl'
.ty; Ssift,s marriage isno msrriage Stesuess si
Churchi.p ., Byron's, eoleridge's marriages
broken and unhappy. Then we nave sgs aaes
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-05


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of Articles named In Schedule q, who shxn fnisi ne OF
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The Placer herald., 1865-02-04
NUMBER %.
Cure for Rheuma atism.

We copy the following receipt for kheu'
matsm from the Sunday Dispatch, OF Phila
delphia:
Some years ago, in Philadelphia, there
was an old Erishman who made great many
cures of rheumatism by the following pro-
cess:-
"Mabe poutice of strong mustard, mixed
with garlic, vinegar, and a few crumbs OF
bread or meal. Go to bed, have plenty OF
clothes placed over you to induce persp'ra'
ton, and have this poultics placed, about a
quarter of an inch thick, close to the hollow
Of your feet (no cloth between your feet and
the skin); keep it on for ten or fifteen hours,
then take off the poultice, and the cure is
complete"
This is simple cure, and if it does not
benefit, it can do no injury. Several gentle
men at Philadelphia have informed me that
they were cured by the process | have just
described 1t is remedy that can do no
injury to the constitution, very simple, east
ly prepared, and quick in its effects.
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04
Mexico,

A certain proportion Of our population
are fixed in their determination to leave
these States for somewhere. We desire that
those who will go shall not be dispersed
aud lost. We find many going to Brazil
and Buenos Ayres and to various other
countries. A concentration Of this enigra-
ton on one favorable country will have
Numerous advantages. That is why we urge
Oh those that will 60, that they agree to 60
20 Mexico and to the central part Of it, Of
which Vera Cruz is the seaport. We urge
them not to delay at Vera Cruz, which is
not healthy for strangers, but to push back
into the towns towards Mexico city. Twenty
miles from the sea coast the climate of Mex
leo is one Of the most healthy and delightful
on the whole surface of the globe.
The English speaking emigrants that are
gathering there, while kindly welcomed by
the MeXcans, and giving no cause for polit-
cal disquietude-since they seek the good
Of the empire to which they go-are already
becoming strong enough to give direction
and advice to new corners. There is every
human probability of happiness and prosper
lily for those who are now going in this
direction, with the prudent requisites. There
is space and verge enough.
GoING TO MExloo.-On Thursday, the 22d
uIt, scene was presented at a wharf Of New
York. most melancholy for citizen of these
States to contemplate Twenty-six men, in
all the vigor Of their lives, some of them
men of considerable capital, all the rest
skilled in mechanical or scientific arts
milers, machinists, carpenters, engineers,
stone masons, etc, etc.-nearly all of them
Catholics, all of them, without one exception,
such as any country must be glad to welcome,
such as no country can afford to ose-left
New York and the United States in vessel
bound for Vera Cruz. Some of them took
with them their wives and children. Others
have left their wives and children behind
them, to follow them soon. All have gone
with the intention of at once becoming
citizens of Mexico, and adherents of the new
order Of things there established under the
wise rule Of Maximilian I.
~. Y. Freeman's Journal.
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04

choose. Upon this very sophistry hinges
the most important question OF the war. II
such frightful unreason is to prevail to the
end as In the past, cannot everybody see that
the war will be infinitely prolonged? Con.
ceiving that it (the war; has, with those who
direct it, any remaining objects consistent
with the restoration Of the Union, no one
|can help acknowledging that this has got to
be procured by the consent--forced or per-
susded-of the people. It will take less
time to Get it if we accompany force by per
soasion. If we intend, like Jerry Graham,
the elder, to keep on with the cry "Come
back, and be damnedn' to these people whom
We are endeavoring to whip into the Union,
| have no hesitation in saying that the war
cannot possibly end within ,en years.
Here, in the Shenandoah valley, is the
plain proof Of all say. Ii simple whipping
would accomplish our ends, the work would
have been completed, They would have
been humble submissionists-hum to the
dust, licking the hens Of our garments; shout
ing for Union with lungs grown hoarse. We
have hogged their armies in front of their
own dooryards. We have taken their stock,
ther forage, their provisions. The outcasts
among our troops have overcome and robbed
them of the most sacred articles they pos
sessed. Their houses have been searched;
their daily lives and movements subjected to
our control; their every action based upon
the circumstances that We have put about
them.
What is the result. The burning hatred
borne by all among them TO the North is
only nurtured by this bondage. It preys
upon their hearts, making them hard and
vangeful- full Of rage, 1t transforms men
friends; behind how many a smooth face,
"i,hiu how many soft breast whose heav-
lest burden was once Il thought OF love, could
we swear that the wish for bloodshed reicns
upright to>day; out of what twin Of coveous-
ness, save revenge, have sprung the vast
proportions of the guerilla warfare waged
against US now upon all sides!
The remedy-or rather the preventive
was in the past. When Virginia seeded,
the vote in this valley was 50 Overwhelming
for Union that consistent, protective mills
tary system was TIE only thing needed to
keep it SO. But instead of treating them as
possible friends, il seems to have been the
policy to regard them as certain enemies
from the first. The good will and confidence
of any people must in time succumb in such
an Intercourse. The late measures of "mili
tary necessity" which have ignored (perhaps
very properly in these latter days, when the
necessities Of the war are so much alleredD
everything save considerations OF military
i
the foe, have certainly completed the gulf
that gross injustice had widened before. And
thus II is that nothing in the war; to one who
has witnessed It's bloodshed and horror on a
score Of fields, is half 50 utterly depressing
as the wastes that it has made of human
sympathies in its track across Virginia.
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04
law of Newspapers.

Subscribers who do not give express notice
10 The contrary. are considered as wishing TO con
tnue the subscription.
. IF subscribers wish their papers discontinue
cd publishers nay continue to send them until
all charges are paid.
2, Ifsubscribers neglect or refuse TO take their
napers from the office or place to which they are
cent, they are held responsible until they settle
their bills and give due notice to discontinue.
4. If subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher. and the paper is sent to
the former direction. they are held responsible ie.-
Notice should always bo given Of the removal.
: The Courts have decided, that refusing to
take aplpnr from the Office. or removing and
leaving it uncallcd for, is pFima factca evidence
of Intentional fraud.
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04

The WAR WEST OF THE MissIssIPpr.-A
gentleman direct from the Trans NJ Mississippi
Department, brings information that Gen
Price has organized the recruits brought out
of Missouri by him into five new brigades
Gen. Joe Kelly and Gen. John Clark, jr,,
have each a division. Gen. Jeff. Thompson
commands Kelly's brigade. Col. John T.
Coffee has recruited regiment one thousand
eight hundred strong. On the 18th of
November Gen. Price was issuing rations to
$4,000 men. His expedition into Missouri
was as completely successful as his orders
permitted it to be. He has now the largest
corps 10 the Confederate army, and every
man Missourian. Gen. Fagan, whom be
detached for that purpose, captured Fayet-
tevile. with its garrison of eight hundred
men, on the 4th Of November
Richmond Despatch, Dec 24M.
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04
Good Yeast,

A French contributor A. Wallet, Madison
county, Illinois, sends the following recipe
to the American griculturast, which we
translate:
Cook handful of hops in half gallon OF
water until it is reduced to about half pass
the liquid through sieve, and turn it while
hot upon enough flour to make a thick por'
ridge, and when nearly COOL add pint of
brewers or other yeast, and set the vessel in
warm place until it rises. This yeast will
be fit to use in about II hours. 1t should
be put in a well close jug and kept in the
cellar. In using it, pint should be kept
with which to make new quantity when il
is needed. To make bread take one pint Of
yeast to ten pounds of flour, and with water
and salt make a stiff dough, which should be
kneaded on moulding board. Let it re-
main ten or twelve hours (n warm place
in winte;) or until it is we'll raised. Then
take pieces of the dough of the size of an egg
and roll into biscuits, and place them in
pan SO close that they will touch one anoth
er; let them remain to rise another hour, and
then place them in the oven. If these con,
ditions are observed, with good flour, you
will have light and spongy bread, that will
never sour even if raised little too much.
If the flour is not good, still good bread may
be made by using milk instead Of water. In
making new yeast, it is we'll to wash out the
Jug 10 order to avoid sourness. If preferred,
the bread may be made into larger loaves.
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04

The Loyal LEGISLATURE OF NEVADA
The Virginia City Union is getting sick Of
its loyal Legislature. Hear it:
We see with egret, that much of the time
of the Legislature is spent in the discussion
and passage of special acts that are strictly
forbidden by the Constitution-such, for in~
stance as the Truckee railroad bill before
the Senate yesterday. Time is wasted, the
bill passed. aud then it is worthless to the
grantees of the franchise, because it is clear
Iy unconstitutional. 1t promotes litigation,
and is hurtfu to the country. 1t is grea,
misfortune that there are no good Constitu,
tional lawyers in our Legislature. The peo-
pie have been misled in regard to the char
acter of those sent there.
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04

The DEFALCATIoN IN THE NATIONAL Rev.
ENuE MISUNDERSTANDING issue of the
Bulletin contained reference to a rumored
defacation on the part of U. S. Revenue Co
lector Patch, of the San Francisco District
We stated at that time, on the authority Of
the deputy in charge Of Mr. Patch's office
that no defalcaion was known to exist, but
that some irreguarity had been discovered
which was undergoing investigation. This
"irregularily," as we have since ascertaineu
from various sources, is really u deficiency in
tue Collectors accounts which amounts to
upwards of $4,000. There is reason TO be-.
Iieve that it was caused by unwarrantabfe
speculation in greenbacks. II is understood
that Patch's bondsmen intend to make good
the deficiency in time to balance the Collec-.
tors report for the current month.
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04
Eg- A young lady whose name was May
den, having married gentleman by the
name Of Mudd, gave rise 10 the following:

Lots wife, It's said, in days OF old,
For one rebellious halt,
Was turned, as we are plainly told,
Into lump of salt.
The same propensity to change
Still runs in woman's blood;
For here we see case as strange,
A hayden turned to Mudd.
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04

CHEAP FAREs-Tickets by the opposition
steamer Moses Taylor, Of the Nicaragua
Line, which is to sail on the 18th of Feb,
ruary, are selling at these prices: First
Cabin, deck, Sl25; first cabin saloon, 500;
second cabin, $50; steerage, S35. This in
cludes stamp tax, lsth,nus transit, eto.
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04

WANTED THE OLD KlND.-A milk -pedler.
finding that his business was not just what
it should be, resolved to tack about and sell
milk, instead Of milk and water, as he had
had formerly done, and thus test the sound.
ness Of the old maxim about honesty. A
day or two after he had effected the atore-
said change, he was told by one of his cus'
TONERS, matronly old lady, that he need
bring no more milk to her. In great sur,
prise he asked her the reason why.
Because" said she, "the articles You sold
me yesterday was the querest stuff | ever
saw. 1t had not stood there two hours
when it had nasty yellow scum on it.
must have the real sky blue article that
have always been accustomed to have"
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04

Isaac Henderson, late navy agent at New
York, has been indicted by the Grand Jury
for defrauding the Government out Of $l2s,,
900. Mr.. Henderson is the publisher Of the
New York Evening Post a paper that has
suffered so many pangs over the disloyalty
of Democrats, that counsels economy among
the people, and publishes long polished essays
on Integrity,
The Placer herald., 1865-02-04
Making Money.

A Dutchman at the East, who has been
trying to make money by selling dry goods,
gives the following account of his progress:
lie commenced business with ten pieces Of
calico on his shelves, when the prices began
to advance. He sold out at the cid rates,
and said be: when | went to de city to
buy more, de money dat got for my ten
pieces Of calico bought only eight. took
my eight pieces home, aud marked a high
profit on dem, and sold dem fast enough;
and when dey was all gone, | took my mo
ney and went to de city, and by dunder, it
brought only six pieces. We'll, links |, dis
is making money backwards. But | took
my six pieces home, and put an awful big
profit on dem, and now links |, must make
money like. smoke, but when got dem six
pieces sold, | took de money got for dem
to city again, and thought | would get about
twelve pieces but the caicoes had gone up
again, aud ! got only four pieces. Well, |
took dem home, aud put on a much bigger
profit as did before, and thought now to
make heaps Of moneys, But when | gots
dem sold and went after more, de caIlcoes
had gone up again, hope | may never die
if got more as two pieces for ny money
So here was. had ten pieces Of calico
when started off to sell dem, and here am
now nit only two pieces and no money, why
should have been better off if had shut
up the store keep my caIicoes, and not sell
dem at ALL" This is the way hundreds Of
persons are making fortunes in this day OF
speculative prices. They will all conclude,
with the Dutchman, that it would have been
better to "shut up de store"