Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-03-08
MERE-MENTION.

MERE-MENTION.
Washington's birthday was celebrated
in Nashville by procession of 10000 me-
groes, who we're addressed by Governor
BRowNLow. .........Mr. s. r. MALLORY,
ex.Confederate Secretary of the Navy, is
now the only prisoner left in Fort Lafayette.
His health is said to be pretty good. His
wife and family are allowed to visit him
........'The Camden Journal, of the 23d
ultimo, brings US intelligence of the death
Of Colonel JAMES CHEsNUT, the venerable
father of Gen. CHEsNUT. He had attain.
ed the age of niuety-tbree years. .'.......
Western papers are full of religious revi.
vals. Nothing like this excitement has
been since 1858. ........Tne New York
Tribune thinks Tennessee should not be
admitted to the floor of Congress until the
members of the Legislature are more polite
to Messrs. STEVENS and SUMNER ........
In his speech at the mass meeting held in
New York city last Thursday, Postmaster
General DENNIsoN said that the veto mes
sage of the President was advised and sus.
tanned by every member of the Cabinet
".......Ger. GUsTAvUs W. SMITH, of the
late Confederate army is mentioned as the
Superintendent of the Western and Allan.
ia Rail Road, from Atlanta to Chattanooga.
.........Governor PERRY, reached his home
in Greenville, on Saturday evening of last
week. The Mountaineer says he speaks
hopefully of affairs at Washington.
It is reported that the Emperor of Aus
tria is willing to furnish Maximilian with
any troops required on condition that they
be incorporated in the Mexican army and
their expenses paid. .....'....The bridge over
the Neuse river, on the North Carolina
rail road has been completed. .'.......'Gen.
GRANT was accidentally shot in the hand
on the 26th ultimo, by the explosion of a
new rife which he was examining. The
wound was not serious .........As an IT,
lustration of the cups and downs" of life,
the St. Louis, Missouri Neaos mentions a
former New Orleans District Judge now
acting as paper carrier in that city .."''.
Resolutions were introduced into the New
York Senate, on the 9th, in favor of the
Freedmen's Bureau bill, and against the
Presidents veto, and requesting their Con-
gressmen not to vote for admission of South.
ern members .........The Richmond Senti.
mel, and the Enquirer, have been merged
into one paper, and will hereafter be con-
Quoted by SMITH & COLEMAN. The prin.
cipal reason assigned for this is that there
are too many papers in Richmond. There
are seven yet .........There was no full
moon during the month of February. The
same was the case IN 1947.. ...Reports
from English detectives at Pittsburg, Pa,
say that the Fenian General SwEENY's
plan is to make demonstration against
Canada about the middle of March, with a
small force, and strike New Brunswick via
the Maine frontier, with bis main columns.
.........The Texas State Convention is still
engaged in making out business, but is do
ing very little. Mr.. JONES, of Baxter
County, offered proposition to divide Tex
as into three States, for the purpose Of eff.
fecting balance of power in the Union.
The WOUND OF GENERAL GRANT
Ganeral Grant received his first wound, and
had a narrow escape, at New York on Mon
day. The following account is given of the
matter:
GA curious and most unforeseen accident
happened to General Grant on Monday,
which fortunately resulted in a triAing
wound. A gentleman called at the Metro
politan Hotel for the purpose of exhibiting
to General Grant rifle of an entirely new
pattern. The rifle was about two feet in
length, and resembled pistol in construc.
ton, excepting that the cartridge was in.
serted at the breech. Owing to the novel
construction of the new invention, General
Grant took hold of it to examine the dead
ly instrument in an incautious manner, and +,
having inserted the cartridge, touched the
trigger with very slight pressure, causing
the rifle to explode. At the instant that
the General touched the trigger he had his
left hand on the muzzle of the rifle, and a
part of the cartridge entered his hand and
lodged in the palm and thumb Woundlng
him in serious manner The scene of this
unfortunate accident was in the private a.
partments belonging to General Grant, his
aids and four children of the General being
present"