Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-07-19
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W ntOl0 VIC CVuoCAipt
IF . man sells his watch for fifty dol
lars, buys it back for forty dollars, then sells
il for forty.fye dollars how much does he
make in the transaction I
In Newbern they celebrated the
Fourth with gusto. Among other symbols
of Independence Day was an old bureau with
the drawers taken out, and little darkies put
in. bv,g. ~
Nix. J. B. O'Mesgher, Paris CORES
pondsnt of the London Times, gets larger
salary than Secretary Seward, besides fur
nished house in one of the best quarters in
Paris.
- The curious may be interested in
knowing, from the official Austrian report,
chat the cost of the maintenance of the Aus.
trian army is $500, 900 a day, Or $2l9, ,OOO,.
600 a year. ,.,4-. .2 ,.. .. ..E-
! -- A company in Sheffield offers $4,000
to whoever will find substitute for ivory,
as the demand is so great that the teeth of
20, 900 elephants would be necessary every
year to furnish billiard tables alone. Here
is field for some American genius.
"A New Haven company has COM
meneed manufacturing compressed stone for
building purposes. 1t is made of sand,
pulverized quartz, and silicate of soda, and
hardens from the consistency of putty, in
twenty-four hours, to the solidity of stone.
In Memphis, on Sunday, colored
woman was allowed to kueel at the altar
of Grace Episcopal Church, between two
whites, and partake of the sacrament from
the same bread and wine. 1t created SEN
satiop. 81 &'..
lady writer, taking umbrage at the
male criticism of feminine apparel, is down
on the present fashion Of short coats, which
she characterizes "unbecoming, ungraceful
and immodest--presenting to person at all
belligerent a temptation scarcely to be over.
looked" .-
"A well known citizen of Worcester,
Mass, retired to bed the other night with
his full beard, and was surprised and grieV-
ed next morning on waking to find that du-
ring the night it had fallen of, leaving his
face as bare as boys. The occurrence is
unusual, but not unparalleled.
- The North Carolina Supreme Cour4
has decided that the following note is only
worth the value of the bank notes in gold at
its date aS71. Six months after date we
or either of US promise to pay james Lack
ey, administrator of Vim. Wray, deceased,
ST. in current bank money, for value re-
'ceived of him, March Sd, 1865"
"A couple of wealthy colored people
have paid $22, 800 for vacant lot between
two of the most elegant residences in the
most fashionable quarter Of Cincinnati, and
intend to erect thereon an African church.
Society is much agitated by the prospect,
for the property must either be purchased
at an enormous advance, or society submit.
- - An English letter says that Judah
P. Benjamin has been admitted to full prac-
tics in all the courts, without any prepara-
tory practice or examination. The strong
Confederate sympathies of the English bar
smoothed the way for him in manner that
creates much comment among people of diff.
ferent views on the American question.
The commanding officer of the mill.
tary post at Darlington, South Carolina,
says the National Republican of late
date, forwards to the Commissioner of the
Freedmen's Bureau an application from
some of the most prominent citizens of Ches-
terfeld District, asking the Government to
come to the relief of the starving poor of
that district.
"A Mobile paper says: "The Austrian
Ambassador arrived back at Mobile from
Atlanta with nineteen ex-Coufederate sol.
diers, all of whom have accepted positions
in the Austrian army. Large numbers of
Mobilians will accompany him on his re-
turn to Europe, starting on Thursday. both
as officers and privates. Among the officers
are Gen. Arlington and Col. P. Parry"
u. Edgar Thompson, Col. L. A.
Scott, and other leading railroad engineers
whose roads centre at or pass through St.
Louis, have endorsed plan for tunnellipg
the Mississippi River at St. Louis, instead
of bridging at that point. Consent is asked
of Congress to construct the work, which, it
is estimated, can be completed in three
years, at cost not to exceed three million
dollars. If consent is given, the work will
be proceeded with at once.
"A rare conversion was witnessed in
one of the Jewish synagogues in Memphis
last week, according to the journals of that
city. Mrs. Lewis, Christian lady, who
had married Hebrew, openly embraced the
Hebrew faith in church. This was prob.
ably the first occurrence of the kind which
ever took place in the State. The lady was
remarked afterward according to the Jew.
isb rite
a party of New Orleans youths, just
bursting into manhood, went up town few
nights ago, to compliment lady friend Of
one of the young gentlemen, by a serenade.
They had barely time to execute one plain
tive air, when window opened and mas
euline voice good naturedly inquired GLOW
many of you are there?" "Four" returned
the serenaders, thinking the inquiry had
probable reference to refreshments. obi
vide that among you, thep," returned the
Individual at the window, as he emptied
the fluid contents of water pail over the