Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-01-11
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geraps and gatts,
Al man named Parson 8. Paramour
hiss been fined Eve dollars, in. Indianapolis,
for saying in the street that he would be
damned -
General Sheridan and staff called on
General Scott while he was in New Orleans.
In dmcussing the late war, General Scott
spoke in high terms .of the rebel Generals
Lee, johnson and Longstreet.
s- A man named John Jones, living at
Atlanta, Ga, sends to the Wyandotte (Kan.
sas) Gazette the small sum of $50, 1000,
Confederate money, and asks the editor to
send the paper q month !
The Columbus Enquirer thinks that
one Of the greatest dangers before the South
is the probability that our people will neg,
lect the raising of provisions and devote too
much attention to the planting Of cotton.
Tel me, angelic host, ye messengers
Of love, shall swindled printers here below
find nc redress above? The shining angel
band rep1ied:.To us is knowledge given,
delinqnsnts on the printers books can never
enter heaven tcsas sz.a KY -
aThe secret worth knowing" which a
man recently received on sending letter
with ten. cents enclosed to one of the nu-
merous swindling advertisements; seen in
almost every newspaper was: aNone but
fools answer my advertisement -
The q. s.. authorities have extended
the parole of Gov. Vance so that he can
now visit or remove to any part of the State
he pieases The Charlotte Democrat says,
that Governor Vance proposes. to settle Ell.
ther in Wilmington or Charlotte. :.
Chief Justice Chase, in conversation
recently, remarked that whenever he found
the case of the United States against JEFF
Davis on the docket, he should proceed to
try.it, bnt that under nc circumstances will
! be try it in Virgins, while the State is: oc-
enpied by the military.-M Y. Tribune.
-A report of a most remarkable dis
coysry comes to us from Italy. An Italian
sssayant" is said to have discovered pro-
cess BY which sounds may be transmitted
bg1an electrical process any distance, so
that two persons--one in Rome and the 9TH
or in Paris-may converse together, recog-
nizing the sound of each others voice.
General Grant proposes sending staff
officers to thspripeipal military departments
as soon as the holidays are over, to see what
further reduction Of troops and materials
of war can be made in the several localities.
The working of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment Is likely to receive especial attention,
with q view to Iessening expenses. 6
------s ohm ferguson, of Charleston, South
Carolina, former owner of the steamer Plan.
ter, which wasrun off From the Confederates
BY her coloredp pilot, Robert Small, has made
. demand for the restoration Of the steamer
on the ground that 1t was stolen by negroes
and captured from them BY the blockading
squadron. The steamer Planter has. baen
repaired st alcosto forty thousand dollars
70 the United States Government. s.s 80
= -: a lot of handsome furniture, TWEEN.
ty-one pieces II all, arrived IN tttehmess-
on Monday for Mrs. r. E. Lee. This is a
gifb to that distinguished Virginia lady
from; the ladies of Baltimore, and is to be
copsidered as an evidence oftheir high ap-
probation of the character of her distin.
guished husband The Poaohatan steam
ship line accepted the honor of conveying
this elegant present to that city free of
chsrge.
- The arrest of Capt. Semmes, who
commanded the Confederate steamer Alaba,
ma, has been announced. Fhe charge
against him is, that in the battle between
hisship and the Federal ship Kearsage, near.
the French port of Gherbourg, be (Capt.
Semmes) escaped after white flag was.
raised on: the Alabama. Captain Semmes
protests against his arrest because he was
regularly paroled at Greensboro, N. c., ut
The timeof Gen. Jehnston,s surrender.
:-.A western farmer, who wished to in I
vest the accnmulations of his industry in
q. States securities, went to Jay Cookies
Office TO procare the treasury notes. The
qserksinquired what denomination he would
have themin. Having never heard that
word used, excepting to distinguish the re-
ligious sects, he after little deliberation,
replied: "Well you may give me part in
old school Presbyterian, to please the old
la6y bnt give me the heft ont in FreeHill
Baptist
- Tae. planters about jacksonville, AL
ALBANIA, have been suffering pretty extensive:
y from hog cholera in the past mosth or
two. Arecent discovery has now put
complete check to It's rayages wherever
tried. It is simply this: By examining the
mouth of the animal affected, you will find
very black and very offensive parasitic
formation sttsched to the jaw.bone, resem-
bling q splinter, remove this and the hog
Immediately RECEIVERS = Rome Georgia.
Courier. 1850. z. =: ( :, =
- The History Of Mexico shows that
during the last forty years Mexico has
had thirty seven different forms Of govern.
ment, thirty tYo of which were "Repub.
lies" and seventy Eve Presidents Its re.
volutions during that time have amounted
In oyer two htlndred MANY years since