Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-05-17

pending. ..........The trains on the Winches
ter and Potomac railroad ran through to
Winchester on Monday last, for the first
time since the destruction ofthe road during
the siege of Harper's Ferry. ..'....'..The
"mule rinderpest" continues in Arkansas
and Mississippi. Over 1900 have died in
the vicinity of Helena, Arkansas, and
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Germ is worth only twenty-five cents per
bushel at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and it is
/ reported that Cass County, in that Territory,
has surplus of two hundred thousand bush.
ls.''.'''.A young American lady, brought
up in the Christian faith, joined the Jew
ish Church at Chicago few days ago. ''''''
A. Mrs. Callahan died recently at Webster,
Mass, of dropsy, after having had 73e
poupds-about ten barrels-of water re-.
moved from her by twenty four. surgical op-
erations. When on full war foot.
ing the Austrian army consists of $4,000
men. The Prussian army, including the
landwier or militia, is composed of 566, $50
men. .........Maj. B. D. Townsend, Of
Bennettsville, has been elected President
of the Cheraw and Coal Fields Railroad.
About ten miles of the road have been
graded, and comparatively little work is ne
cessary to prepare the road bed to receive
the superstructure as far as the North Caro-
lima line. 1t is now proposed to make an
earnest effort to push forward the work, as
soon as the necessary arrangements can be
perfected for that purpose.
A brilliant genius is writing, for the Kos.
ciusko Star, novelette, entitled "The Geor.
gia Gal, or who stole my Coolers ?"......'.
Tne Commissioner of Agriculture has re-.
ceived from Honduras, Central America, a
swarm of .stingless bees. These bees are
easily swarued, and are excellent honey ma,
kers .....":.A man who attempted to COM
NIT suicide in Canada, but didn't succeed,
was imprisoned seven days for this offence
...'.....Thirty. thousand tailors in London
we're recently engaged in a strike''''''''.
The gold, crop of the world will probably
reach $3.50, O,O0O,O 900 this year. Previous to
1880 the average annual yield was less than
S34, 100000 The largest amount of
revenue drawn from the British people in
one year never exceeded $4,000, 900,
while the amount drawn the present year
from the people of the United States is at
the rate of s540,000,000 per annum.'''.'''
The Indiana Republicans oppose negro suf
frage. ''.''::...The 10th of May, the anuivsr-
sary of the death of Stouewall jackson, was
observed generally in Virginia, by sus-
pension of business, and by an ovation to
our departed heroes .'''''Of forty -four Re
publican papers in California, twenty-five
support the President, and twenty four Con-
gress.
The Columbia papers announce the death
of Benjamin Rawls of that city, at the ad:
vanced age of ninety: :four years. Atom time,
Mr.. Rawls was post master of Columbia.
.........Vienna dispatches assert that Aus.
tria, in her latest note to Prussia, declares
her readiness to take the initiation in demo.
bilizing her troops. ..'.:.""A negro at Gin.
ciunati sued the judge at an election for re
fusing his vote. he claimed 10000 dam.
ages, and the jury gave him one cent. .''.--
General Ewell is engaged in stock. farming
in Maury County. Tennessee. He is said to
be in excellent health and spirits.