Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-10-11
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Mo man will assume the character of
another unless he is ashamed of his own
Thad. Stevens is for negro suffrage
everywhere except in Pennsylvania.
- Government allows Ex-President
Davis $40 per week for the purchase of ra-
tions.
"A Georgian has invented a process
for COMPRISING the resinous leaves Of the
Southern pine into blocks for kindling wood.
Ex-President Buchanan spends most
of his time, in telling stories about his ad-
ministration. The old gentlemen is evil
IDENTIFY in his anec-dotage.
"A lawyer is something Of a carpen.
ter. He can file bill, split a hair, make
an. entry, get up a case, frame an indict-
ment, empanel jury, put them in box,
nail witness, and BANNER judge.
In a recent speech, Horace Maynard
dwelt fondly upon the happy state of society
when the negro should iutermarry with
white women, a privilege he expected to see
permitted in few months.
"A set of resolutions asking for the
release of Mr.. Davis, has been introduced
into the Legislature of Texas, by Major
Ester, who served during the Mexican war
in the regiment of Mississippi volunteers
commanded by COL Davis.
a four year.old went to Church on
Sunday, and when he got home, his grand
mother asked him what the minister said.
"Don't know" said he: ''he didn't speak
to me-" A good many old people might an
swer in the same way.
The household effects left at the Ar
lington Mansion by General Lee, or rather
the fragments remaining Of them, were re.
Gently delivered to the party authorized by
General Lee to receive them. This was
done, it is said, by order of the President.
Gen. Butler wants to keep the South
out of the Union until the Heavens melt
with fervent heat. His idea is, probably,
that such a cheat" would melt spoons into
ingots, and "the South" be unable to /
IDENTIFY its property. 1t will be hotter than
be wants it, one day or another, we are
afraid.
The official statement of the Public
Debt to October 1st, shows it to be 81, 573-
$4,000 less the cash in the Treasury,
which is s12s, 900. Of this there is
coin amounting to $50, ,25O,0OO. A com.
parison of this with the statement of the
Public Debt on the lst Of September, shows
that the debt has been decreased during the
month to the amount of 81, ,234, ,622, ,654.
The New Orleans Picayune, allu-
ding to the restiveness of the planting in-
terests under the onerous and odious cot
ton tax, suggests that this may be effecru-
ally avoided, if the planters will associate
together in each county and build few
factories and manufacture it themselves.
They will not only save SIS bale in tax,
but double the value of the raw material,
The suggestion is sound.
y Mr.. J. S. Keller, of Pennsylvania,
who went to South Carolina at the request
of company intending to buy land for ag-
ricutural purposes, gives favorable report
of the fertility of the soil, and of the
disposition of the Inhabitants toward emi-
grants. He says he finds the people kind.
hearted and affable, affording hearty well
come to all good citizens who come to settle
among them.
The New Orleans Crescent says, in
reference to the commerce of that city:
"Iustead of being large exporters of sugar
and molasses, We are now heavy importers
of these articles" We noticed, in report
of the New Orleans markets some days ago.
that the receipts of molasses were but afew
barrels, and those s'sorghum." Thisis sad.
The Federals, by destroying the lands and
freeing the negroes, have Frustrated the in-
dustry of Louisiana.
A lady of high standing in Beyseath,
Bavaria, sent large quantity of delicacies
to the wounded men of hospital, composed
of both Prussians and Bavarians, with the
request that they be given "ouly to Prus-
SLAMS" The noble Prussians returned her
gift, saying that they and the Bavarians
were all Germans together, and on the bat
tle6eld, though enemies, in the hospital,
wounded, they were friends and brothers.
If any action can take anything from the
horrors of war it is noble conduct like this.
"Imagine," said Mr.. Hoffman, of
New York, in recent speech at Buffalo,
ssimagine Thad. Stevens as President, Par.
son Brownlow as Secretary of War, Ben.
Butler as Secretary of the Treasury, Henry
J. Raymond as Secretary of State, James
Gordon Bennett as Minister to England,
and the travelling troupe who are now per,
ambulatipg the country as members of Con-
gress. With such rulers, what would your
securities be worth? [Voice-Butler would
steal them ALL You hear what my friend
in the audience says. I make it a point
never to contradict sensible remark"
GGreat laughter.
- A man out in Wisconsin was lately
bitten on the ankle by a rattlesnake, and as
soon as he could be carried to house drank
half pint of alcohol and camphor, then
quart of whisky, and then quart of pure
alcohol, feeling GO symptoms of intoxication.
The next morning he felt some numbness
and pain in his limb, and drank another
pint of alcohol, and then swallowed quar-