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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
Gputrib11toria1.
BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. 4 JUNE. 1855.
Edgar Poe.

Edgar fOe.
Recent developments make it appear that
Griswold's story about Poe's dissipation
while at the University of Virginia is with
out foundation in facts a lie; lie that
may have originated with the reverend
Memoirist himself, OF least was endorsed
and published by him
Anna-mated.
Miss Anna Dickinson, as everybody
knows, is the great itinerant woman's.rig hts,
free-negro, free-love, and social.reform lee
turer of Yankee-land. In newspaper
card recently she called the negro, Fred.
Douglass, her "dear personal friend"
Upon this the Old Guard, monthly pub.
ished in New York city, lets off the fol-
lowing 1--we had heard before that such
was the case, but as she is white woman
we took it for piece of scandal; but as the
woman herself admits it, we give her the
benefit of her public confession"
"The Land We Love-"
We have seen the initial number Of this
magazine, although We are not indebted to
the publisher for the sight
1t is gotten out quite in the style of
General D. H. Hill, who has style of his
own, no less with the pen than with the
sword. He is thorough, 60 ahead, ultra,
and in general an extremist. Such too is
ais Land We Loue.
We cordially commend it to our friends
in the view We take of it. 1t echoes yet
the war-notes of the camp, and is extreme.
ly southern. 1t is less literary than either
the Crescent Monthly or SCOTS Monthly
Magazine, but is more belligerent than
both of them.
Servants.
In Columbia, house keepers find great
difficulty in getting, and no less in keeping,
good servants. The machinery of the new
social system has not got in good running
order yet. Servants apply for and get sit.
uations, and in few weeks abandon them,
at very short notice. The freedmen are
giddy, and unfxed in their plans; so that,
even without intending dishonesty, they are
not reliable for any reasonable length OF
time. They appear to utterly want the
faculty of seeing as far as an inch ahead OF
their noses. If offer q freedman ten
cents a month more than A is paying him,
though the prospect is that BIS engagement
will not last but few weeks, and the fu-
ture is wholly unsettled by the change, the
chances are ten to one that he will make
the change, and trust to luck for the future
The future is thing the freedman never
sees.
From this and similar causes, housekeep
ers have an endless round Of annoyances.
Something should be done to regulate
this chaos-somethiug to protect the en-
ployers in the eternal shifting We sug,
gest to housekeepers the expedienay of CIV
ing "Characters" to good servants who leave
them, and let others 90 without; and then.
let DO servant be employed who has not bis
nCharacter" to show who and what be is.
Iu Europe the rule is imperative; and
the effect upon the demeanor of this class
is said to be very happy.
10 the North there exists the same sys'
TEN, though less rigidly enforced.
Let our people, in self defence, inaugu'
rate some similar rule; and house.serVant
annoyances will diminish and service be
worth far more.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
THE "SITUATION."


The observance by both Houses Of Con.
gress, of the honors due to the remains of
Lieut.. Gen. Scott, has operated to the sus.
pension of business for the past few days.
It's proceeding contains but few matters, of
interest to Us.
The Senate debate upon the reconstruc-
tiou proposition from the Committee of ff-
teen, has been making some progress. Be-
fore it was called up in that august body, a
Senatorial radical caucus was convened to
ascertain what the party could do. 1t soon
became evident that there was one thing
they could not do, and that was to pass the
proposed amendment as reported from the
Committee, with the obnoxious disfranchis-
ing clause. The caucus decided to expunge
this clause and insert the following in its
stead:
SECTION 8. That no person shall be a
Senator or Representative in Congress, or
Eeetor of President or Vice President, or
hold any Office, civil or military, under the
United States or under any State, who hav-
ing previously taken an oath as a member
of any State Legislature or as an executive
or judicial officer of any State to support
the Constitution of the United States that
have engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the same, or given aid ard comfort
to the enemies thereof. But Congress may,
by vote of two-thirds of each House, re.
move such disability.
The debate has begun upon the subject,
and progressed to vote rejecting the third
clause, and toanotber substituting the above
amendment. Its final adoption by the Sen
ate in this form is a foregone conclusion
But will the legislatures of twenty. five States
ratify it? We cannot pretend to calculate
upon the results, but we know there is only
pain and humiliation in them, for the South,
whatever they be. The South has long
since ceased to find comfort in the polit-
ical prospects of the future. 1t is pain.
full to cut ourselves loose from the props
that ease the pressure of our dependency;
but the signs of the times give no indica.
tion of relenting or weariness in pcrsecu-
ton. We have neither confidence in Con-
gress, nor hope in the good sense of the
Northern people to sustain US. Altogether
we had as well cease to console ourselves
with the prospect of better future; but
pay our taxes if We can keep what We can !;
make what we can, and let politics take
care of themselves. They will be none the
better of our watching. Powerless to avert
calamities, we had as well learn to pass
them BY, with the best indifference we can
command
The following embraces list of the
principal measures before Congress, in
which the Southern people are interested:
The Constitutional Amendment.
The tax bill, providing for an internal re-
venue tax of cents per lb. on cotton, and
an additional export duty of five cents
Passed the House
The bill for continuing the FreedmaD's
Bureau for two years.
STEVENS con6scation bill; (not likely to
receive much attention.)
The new Bankrupt bill, already passed
the House
Bill for the admission of Colorado as a
State in the Union. Passed both Houses
and vetoed by the President. No action
since had upon it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
The DEsoLATIoN OF COLUMBIA, S. G.

The DEsoLATIoN OF COLUMBIA, 5. C..
The correspondent of the New York
Times, travelling in the South, writes:
Columbia is beyond all doubt the most
desolate looking place South of Mason and
Dixon's line. The rich green foliage of the
trees which line the streets seems to mock
the dreary prospect of tottering walls and
smoke stained ruins over which they wave.
No one can fully appreciate the utter des>
truction of the city without seeing it. 500
buildings, not including those of public
nature, were burned, mostly located in the
very business heart of the city. At present
the city presents a truly heart.sickeniug
sight, and when We take into consideration
the fact that most of the citizens firmly be.
lieve that Sherman ordered or authorized
its destruction, it is not hard to account for
the bitter and deep.seated hatred which
many of them exhibit toward Northerners.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07

STATE ELEcrIoNs-The State elections
in the several States are held as follows:
In New Hampshire, on the first Tuesday
in March; in Connecticut, on the first
Monday, and in Rhode Island, on the first
Wednesday of April; in Virginia, on the
fourth Thursday in May; in Oregon, on the
first Monday of June; in Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Kentucky and Texas, on the first Mon
day, in Tennessee, on the first Thursday of
August; in Vermont on the first Tuesday,
in California, on the first Wednesday, and
in Maine, on the second Monday of Sep
tember; in Florida and Mississippi, on the
first Monday, in Georgia, on the first We'd
nesday, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania, on the second Tuesday, aud in West
Virginia, on the fourth Thursdy Of October;
in Louisiana, on the first Monday, in Della.
ware, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachu.
sets, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nevada, New jersey, New York and
Wisconsin, on the first Tuesday, in Colorado,
on the second Tuesday, and in South
Carolina, on the third Wednesday in Oc.
tober. There are no State elections held
in the months of January, February, July
and December.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
Change of Schedule.

Owing to change of schedule on the
G. &. s. G. Railroad, we are debarred the
privilege of a through mail connection with
Columbia the same day. The trains now
leave the latter place at 4.l5, P. M, and
do not arrive at Chester until 8 30, P. M,
and the mails, upward, do not reach US
until the following afternoon. We regret
that such barrier deprives US Of much of
the interest our Columbia exchanges always
afford, in the way of early and reliable
news.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
A Concert.

A Concert.
We have been requested to state by a
gentleman of this place, that himself and
members of his family, will give concert
on Wednesday or Thursday evening of next
week, in aid Of the proposed monument to
the dead soldiers of York. So soon as the
arrangements are completed, further notice
of the same will be given by means Of hand
bills.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
Musical,

On Friday and Saturday nights of last
week, Concerts were given in our town by
troupe of musical amateurs, from Charlotte
N. C. According to the bills, the proceeds
were to be applied for the "Beneft % of the
stonewall Cemetery" Upon footing upthe
expenses, it appears there is "nary" benefit
left-for the object proposed. We have
been furnished by the agent with the fol-
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We wish it distinctly understood that
our terms for subscription, advertising and
lob work are cash.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07

s~ The first practical operation of civil
rights law that has come to light in this
region of country, We learn, occurred in
neighboring County week or more ago.
A negro girl swore her child to a white
man.-Denton (Ma.) Union. ...
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07

Subscribers who fud (X) cross mark on
the wrapper or margin of their paper, will
understand that the time paid for has ex-
pired.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
LOCAL MATTERS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

]. A. Brown, o. Y. D.-Cation-James NJ. Kendnck,
Applcant-James E. Quinn, Deceased.
DR.. John May-Money, Money, Money.
Ice Cold Soda Water.
Carroll, Clark & Co--Dry Goods, Groceries sc.
London & Zlmmeman-Com for Sale.
+. C. Hanls-Candidate for Ordinary.
Floyd, Dobson & Co.-Butter and Eggs Wanted.
I" ss Corn.
&c -Bceswax Wanted.
" Lime.
&c Liverpool Salt.
F. NJ. Galbraitl-Couon Tax
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
The Soldier Monument.


The proposition to erect in the public
square of this town, monument to the
memory of the deceased soldiers in the late
war, commends itself to US as sacred and
christian duty, that no consideration should
allow us to postpone. The political chan
ges that have occurred since the termination
of that struggle, do not alter the conditions
of our duty. They were our defenders ::
they went to the field of strife at our bid
ding, and our honor and the cause in which
we pledged them, was entrusted to their
keeping. They fulfilled that trust at the
cost of their lives. We cannot consent, if
VIC would. to let their names be forgotten.
We who survive the terrible conflict should
be the last to dishouor it.
The object appeals to the teDderest sym
pathies of our hearts. Clustered around
them in the richest fragrance of affection
and love, stand the names of these fallen
ones and they were of our own house
holds; our fathers, brothers, husbands and
sons. We cannot forget them, nor would
we willingly let their memories be forever
lost to those who follow US.
There is not family in all the land, that
has not lost some treasured friend by the
war, whose name they would gladly perpet-
uate by some such fitting record. A few
dollars from each, will secure the object. I
BD- Mrs. Robert Toombs, who has re-
turned to her home in Georgia, says her
husbands advice to the young men of the
South is that they remain in the South,
which he still considers country much
preferable to Brazil, Mexico or Cuba, and,
by patient endurance and active industry,
rebuild upon the surest of foundations their
own shattered fortunes and that of their ma
tive land.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
State and District Taxes.

The attention of those interested, is
directed to the additions made to the adyer-
tisement of Col JACKSON, the District
Tax Collector.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-08-23
PETROLEUM V. Massey, P. M.
A Remarkable Railroad.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
FINDLAY, Ohio, August 10.
Messrs Editors:

Messrs Editors:
Ones travelling experience is new
er complete until they have made a
trip from Carey to Findlay, over what
is knownas the Findlay Branch of the
Sand lsky and Cincinnati Railroad.
The distance is sixteen miles, and I
doubt if there is another road in the
United States that gives a man more
riding for his money. Itpasses through
low, swampy section, and has new
er been graveled, deep bitches being
cut on either side to keep the track
from inundation in wet W Gather. These
bitches are always filled with water,
and as the train moves slowly along
beneath the dense 70 iage Of the over
hanging trees, the bull-frogs gaze
mildly at us from their cool retreats.
They (the frogs lately held conven-
ton, and resolved, if the road didn't
make better time, they would take it
and run it on their own hook"
The road is laid with the old strap
rail, and. in many places where this
is worn away, they ''go it, on the
bare timber. No such thing as Gull
vert or cattle guard is known. This
was source of great inconvenience
to the farmers hereabout at one time
not that they ever ran over any,
but the cattle would stray away. The
honest yeomanry" stood this awhile,
but finally put up their fences the
same as though there was no such
road as the Branch in existence. It'll
was then necessary for man to goI
ahead and let dorm tie bars!
There is only one stopping-place
on the road; that is at Vanlue. Here
we took the side-track, to let the hand
car pass. Persons get on and off at
will, and even women and children
appear suddenly in the passenger
coach, and disappear again before you
know it. The locomotive is an inter-
esting object. | imagine the first one
you ever saw. 1t is really marvellous
that she sticks to the track. The en-
gineer is a queer old genius, too, and
resembles his engine as much as it is
possible for man to look like loco
motive. And he understands every
inch of the road to perfection-the
curves, joints, broken iron, etc.; in
fact, knows just when to jump. He
and the engine are much attached to
each other. Its said that when he
approaches, the old thing dog like
wags her tender (behind, Jas a token
OF recognition.
When the train leaves Findlay, the
take leave of their families
with tears. The parting between the
conductor and his wife was peculiarly
affecting. MI. Sprague, of the Crooks
House, never allows his guests to leave
on this road without first settling upl
their arrears. There are too many
chances against him, and Sprague is
fond of a sure thing.
THE BoUGLAs MONUMENT Major Genera
- L..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-08-23

Why is restless sleeper like lawyer ?
Because he lies on one side, and turns aud
lies on the other.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-08-23
.eerd child across the way singin:
I'd like to be an angel
and with the angels stand. p"

| woodn't, thought |. woodn't trade
places with an angel, even up A offs with
but little to do, with four grocerys within
stones throw is ez much happiness ez my
bilers will stand without Dustin A angel
4 sooth! 1
PETPnI Elm Y NAcpv D al
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-08-23

THE DoUGLAs Monument = Major Genera
JOHN A. DIX, of New York. has finally been
engaged to deliver the Grafton on the occa-
sion Of the laying Of the corner stone OF the
Douglas Monument, at Chicago and the 9Th
Of September has been fixed npon as the day
President JOHNSON will lay the corner stone
The President and Secretary SEWARD will
leave Washington on the 28th.
csy~ The Canadian Government is about to
adopt our system Of greenback currency, and
advertises for loans preparatory to issuing de-
6ent,weS of the of the denominations of 500,
5000, $500, and 900.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-08-23
Mr.. E,aasby at last Gets his Post Office.

itten for the Toledo Blade.
CoNFEDR1r X ROADS, (Which
is in the Staff of Kentucky
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-10
STOCK TRANSACTIONS.
SAN FRANcIsco, Sept. l0-l Pm.

PRoonHss OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAIL
RoAD.-We have the qualification OF an,
%nouncing that the Union Pacific Railroad
is now not only completed but opened for
public travel and transport to Manhattan,
within sixteen miles Of Fort Riley, Kansas.
The road is virtually laid to a further dis
lance, and will be put in operation still
Westward as fast as practicable. Gov.
Dennisou, Thomas A. Scott, J. D. Perry,
R. H. Shoemaker, who is the Superinten-
dent, and other gentlemen connected with
the road, are now on q trip Of survey
over it to its western extremity. We
learn that, at q meeting Of the Directory
in St. Louis, recently, a resolution was
passed to at once put the road under con-
tract for two hundred and Fifty miles be.
yond Fort Kearney, to be finished by jan
uary l, 1868.
Consequent upon this highly important
progress, the western terminus OF the Hal
liday lines Of coaches has already been
transferred from Atchison to Manhattan,
with the design Of moving it westward
with the advance Of the road. The route,
it will be remembered, is along the Smoky
Hill Fork to and through a point between
Denver City and Santa Fe, 80 as to con-
meet the road with each Of these cities.
The design is to build the Union Pacific
in the most substantial and enduring
style, and this cannot be done with the
same rapidity with which railroad work
is sometimes pushed forwad. The enter
prise is prosecuted with great energy, and
will progress with the utmost speed COM
patible with tho construction Of q solid
and lasting road-which will prove the
best for the public and the cheapest for
the company, in the long run, for the
needed expenditure Of time and money
Missouri Democrat.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-10

SUMMING Ur.-Vallandigham, in a pri-
vate conversation with a Chicago gentle.
man recently, summed up the political sit
uation as follows:
The only question now is whether the
whale shall swallow Jonah or Jonah the
~whale-that is, whether the great Demo-
cratic party shall swallow the handful of
johnson men, or the Johnson men shall
swallow the great Democratic party.
All of which, says an exchange, must
remind the reader Of Mark Lemons lines
in Punch
"will the boa Bolt the Blanket ~
Will the Blanket choke the Boa? ?f
Tremendous thought!
ProdigioMs BianketW
ENORMOUS BoA!!!!
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-10

A SUBSTITUTE PoR A BEBHIvB.-In In
dia honey is Of great value, and the natives
have long had in use a process for obtain
ing it without destroying the bees. They
place a hollow cylinder Of wood in the
wall of their huts, on the side most shell
tered from the weather, and with an open
ing on the outside for the bees to enter.
In the centre of the cylinder there is a
movable division, which is kept open
whilst the bees are making their honey
but as o as the combs are full the bees
are driven out into the air by means of q
noise made inside the hut. The central
division is then closed and the combs
driven out Of the cylinder from an open
ing at the inner end. The honey being
thus secured, the bees are ~re.admitted,
to begin over again their labors Of repro
duction.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-10

BEET SueAR.-The Paris Moniteur
states that during the beet sugar season Of
1866, there were in France 4l9 sugar
factories in operation. producing $3.50 0
tons. This is a great increase on the pro-
duction Of the preceding season, when the
total yield was 10000 tons. Many Of
the French sugar houses produce 200 lbs.
of sugar from $500 lbs. Of beet, and the
profits Of the manufacture are so great
that they frequently divide from twenty
to thirty per cent. among their sharehold-
ers. The French journals say that carl
caturists were very facetious some years
ago about the notion Of making sugar out
of turnips, as they called the b~eet-roots,
and one Of them represented a nurse pre-
sentipg an enormous beet-root to the little
King of Rome, and exhorting him to suck
it, because papa says it's sugar." and
upon this they comment that the trade
has now become n of great importance
enough to turn the laugh upon these
facetous gentlemen.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-10

ScYLLA AND CHARYBDIs.-C. D. Hub
member of Congress from West Virginia,
has returned to the treasurer Of the United
States the draft for S2,692 extra pay, I'M
der the law by which the congressman
raised their wages to $4,000 per year. He
says he voted for the increase Of pay only
for the purpose of securing the extra
bounty to the soldierstand not to get the
addition to his salary. Mr.. Hubbard is
as yet singular in his virtue and self-de-
nial, but there are several members seek
ing reelection who pretend that they
voted for the additional salary only to
save the soldiers bounty. II they are
sincere i'll this, will they follow Mr.. Hub
bard's example and return the extra pay
It would be an edifying spectacle to see,
and there will probably be some further
cases Of the kind, for the people neither
approve the $4,000 salary mol the trick
by which it was carried through Congress.
II the $4,000 salary is the Scylla Of
some aspirants for reelection to Congress,
the equal suffrage question is their Char
ybdis. Congress lodged equal suffrage in
the District, and omitted it from the
scheme Of reconstruction because certain
western members said they could not be
reelected on that basis. But the first
illustration we have of the effect Of the
congressional policy, or no policy, on this
subject is Of a different import. Mr.. T.
N. Stillvell sought denomination from
the republicans of the eleventh district Of
Indiana, and when the convention met,
last week, a resolution was introduced in
dorsing his course in Congress, and espe-
CHILLY his vote against equal suffrage in
the District Of Columbia. But the reso-
luton was laid on the table, and 80 man.
ifest was it that MIR. Stillwell's consttu-
ents did not approve his course, that his
friends at once announced his withdrawal
as q candidate. 1t may yet be made evil
dent to republican congressman at the
West that lodging the main question is a
losing policy, and that they would have
stood stronger with the people by taking
ground boldly for equal and intelligent
suffrage. We have not the slightest doubt
of the fact.-Spring. Repub.