Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-05-03

Small Pox.
There are fifty cases of small pox iu Co.
lumbia; so we were told by a physician a
few days ago. The disease is rather aba
ting, We understand.
The Caroinian.
This veteran daily is again in Columbia,
under the proprietorship of Mr.. De Fon'
taine. Messrs. Sperry and Timrod; are the
editors. We greet its reappearance with
much pleasure 1t was needed.
Price of Mules.
A lot of about forty mules were sold at
auction in Columbia few days ago. The
prices ranged from sl7O to $3.50, and the
average all round was S2l5-all in curren.
cy.
1t is considered that they were we'll sold.
scott's Monthly Magazine.
This monthly we have mentioned before.
1t is published in Atlanta, Georgia; and is
a first rate affair. Mr. Scott, the editor,
was>fn Columbia last week seeking sub.
scribers; and we learn got large number
We feel that this support Of home literature
is we'll.
White Labor.
We know of several citizens of our State
who are making arrangements to get Ger
man and Irish laborers to till their lands
We propose in short time to give the
mode of proceeding, the prices usually paid
and the conditions usually required in get
ting on this class of labor.
Fashions for Ladies.
A private letter from Paris states that the
length of the trail of ladies' dresses for the
drawing. room is three yards-nearly twice
the length of the lady. The dress is gored
and worn without hoops. The street dress
is quite short-several inches short of the
ground, and a few inches shorter than tht
under. skirt. Il
National Bank.
We are to have national Bank in Co
lumbia, as soon as the concern can get un
der way. This will be great public bene
fit; and will be an especial favor to our city
as it is hoped that it will relieve it from it
incubus of individual shin. plasters-wha
the freedmen call "white money" to which
they have a great distate. General Johr
s. Preston, we understand, is to be th'
President of the First National Bank o.
Columbia, as this new institution is to b'
called.
Success to it, and its money to US !!
English Grammar.
We wonder why people of sense and educa
ton wW continue to use such expressions
as-"I had rather not do it," "you hac
better go with me" 81 had as lief say SO al
not"
We wonder, because we don't see.
Maybe we could see, if some of thos
who persist in using such expressions woult
show US how they parse Had. do in th'
first Of the above examples how they pars
Had 90 in the second and how they pars
Had sag in the third.
If they tell that Shakespeare or Dryden
or anybody else used such expressions
that wont help us bit.
Mexico.
General Early is out with letter abou
Mexico, in which be throws cold water ii
a very abundant stream over all ideas o
emigratiHg to.tEat country. He says tina
the highly colored pictures of the country
that we have been regaed with, are over
drawn and far too highly. colored. Ht
thinks the present government 1--WE meal
the Maximiian governmen) is any thing
but permanent one.
In this connection we would do well t
remember, that General Early admits thai
he himself saw very little of the country
also to remember that General Early is I
born antagonist to things generally.
The Cholera.
The Asiatic Cholera has reached Ameri
ca, and is now in the United States.
Except when we chronicled the Seces
sion of South Carolina in 1860, we hav
never penned an item of such grave ant
terrible Importance.
TIE Red Horse of War has been riddeI
in bloody horror across eur country. Nov
is to come the Pale Horse on which ride
that skeletonic equestrian Death
The denizcps of cities may as well con
template this Pale Rider, because doubles:
they must sooner or later stand near bis path
of horror. By sooner or later, we mear
early or late in the coming summer
A case of genuine Asiatic cholera PROVED
fatal at Portland, Maine; and two vessels
are now in quarantine off New York, both
having the contagion on board.
Let US rscapitulatc a few ideas about this
Cholera. We mentioned it few weeks
ago. The disease can be carried from place
to place in clothing or any other materia
that can asorb it. 1t follows the great route!
of travel-railroads and navigated rivers
deviating from then only when carried away
from them. 1t goes neither against MOI
with the wind. 1t travels just as fast as i
is carried, and no faster. 1t travels in sum
mer and in winter alike. 1t infects who
ever touches it, either in a patient, or hi
clothing or his room. The disease acts up
ou the blood, generally manifesting itself il
choLerine or diarrhea 1t may kill in one
hour. Those who lead an irregular life o
dissipation and intemperance, if attacked
by the disease, must die. Many others re-