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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08
CORY O'Lanus on the Indians.


Indian summer is very pleasant style of
weather.
I wish the Indians had tried their hacds
at the rest of the seasons, and given Us this
sort Of weather all the year round.
Not being in the coal business, could
stand it.
The Indians are entitled to general graf
i,ude for inveD,ipg this second edition of
Summer, short as it is.
Their meteorological ideas were good, so
far as they went-about tee days. But 1t
must be considered that their educational
advantages were limited
They had DO public schools, with pretty
female teachers and an economical Board of
Education.
deer and following the roe, snu hgrufR
each other Scalping people was one of the
most pleasing diversions.
Scaping is quite an interesting operation,
excep, to the party operated upon. 1t con-
sists in taking off the top of a mans head
and the skin with it.
Bald headed Americans are sometimes
supposed to be descendants Of the original
settlers, who We're scalped by the Indians.
There were Iudians at one time on Long
Island. Fortunately they had retired to
their happy hunting grounds before came
here.
They were not at all suited to this hemis-
phere.
The noble race has, however, much de-
generated.
On accoun, of bad whiskey.
dup't know what the Indians ever did
for the cigar business, but the only public
interest evipced in the red man is BY the
cigar store meu, who are erecting wooden
monuments to the Indians all over the city.
Thus the memory of the Indians is pre-.
served in his native wood
People who have studied the aborigines
in their native woods, say they prefer the
lpdiaus iu wood to the Indians in the woods
There is one thing more to be said of the
cigar tribe: they are always smoking the
pipe of peace.
Where the Indiau came from before he
hrst landed ln America, is question still
open for Investigation. But so far the A.
merican people have been less concerned
about the Indians coming than bis going.
The Indian cannot be put to any practi-
cal nse.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08

A MOST DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE 1t
is painful to US to record the following state
ments, as relsted to Us by a gentleman Of
this county. On Friday last, Mr.. Obadiah
Page of this county, residing near Cedar
Fork, returned to his home in the afternoon
much excited with Spirituous liquors. He
was babitua in the use of it to excess, and
when in that condition was uukiud to bis
family. He had Cd other occasions been
uDkind to his wife and daughter, and his
daughter had left her home on account of
it. On this day, Friday, be struck his
wife. His son, Alonzo, lad about sixteen,
had before demonstrated with his father
about his treatment to his mother, and on
this occasion told him, if he repeated his
assaults upon her, that he would shoot him.
This excited the father, and the son left
the house and went to the mill to attend to
his duties. The father pursued the son to
the mill and commenced beating the boy
The boy attempted to defend himself with
his pistol, which the father took from him
and threw in the mill.pond. In the scuf-
fe the father cut the boy in the head Sc
verely with bis knife, and the boy ran home
as soon as lie could extricate himself. The
father pursued, but the boy reached home
first, and seizing bis rife, attempted to fire
at his father, but it missed fire. He then
took a gun and fired bringing his father
down upon his knees, he seized second
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08
A North Carolina Witness.

They have curious specimen of human
nature in North Carolina. Everybody re-
members the celebrated "Cousin Sally Dill
lard case" and here is one recently reported,
which is not far behind it. The writer gives
it under the head of illegal proceedings"
Action for work and labor done in cut
ting ditch on defendants land. Plea !:
payment and set off,. in bacon and corn
meal.
Plaintiffs son on the stand--recollects
the ditchiDg perfectly, but seems to forget
all about the bacon.
you say your daddy did all the ditch
ing? Do you know what he got for it Z
inquired Col. C. for defendant.
He never got nothing for it, as I ever
heard on ; that's what he never got,' an
swered the witness.
Didn't your daddy get corn and bacon
from defendant in paying for ditching%
Never heard of his getting no corn nor
bacon
what did your daddy and his family
live on last SUMMER
sVittles, mostly
what sort of victuals? p
well, meat and bread, and some whis-
key
Where did he get that meat and bread ?
We'll, fust from one, and then from the
other
Didn't he get some of it from defend
anti?
HE mougbt.''
i know that he mought, but did be p
That's the question
We'll, he mought, and then again, you
know, be moughtu't:' -.
With considerable excitement, and in
tones of thunder.
answer the question, and no more of
this tridiDg with your oath. Did your dad
dy, or did he not get corn and bacon from
the defendant, for ditchiugT
SWELL, now, be moughs; it didn't occur
exactly, you know
Here bis Honor interferes, and with a
stern judicial frown, addresses the witness
thus {:
Witness, you must answer the question,
or the Court will be compelled. to deal with
you. Can't you yes or noT
Il reckon
well, then, answer yes or no. Did or
did not your daddy get corn and bacon from
the defendant at the time referred to ? in
quired the Court.
Witness now fully aroused and conscious
of bis danger.
well, Judge, I captedzactly remember
you know, seeiD, as how it's all dun been
gone, and eat up; but, (planting himself
6rmIy,as one determined to out with it, to
the best of my reckerlectshun, if my men,
ory serves me right, he mought, and then
again he moughtn't.'
The plaintiff saved his bacon. Verdict
accordingly.
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Selettea Miseellaag.
DO NOT LIKE TO HEAR HIM PRAY.

70 NOT LIKE TO HEAR HIM PRAY
do not like to hear him pray
Who loans al twenty-five per cent;
For then think the borrower may
Be pressed to pay for food and rent,
And In that book we all should heed,
Which SAYS the lender shall be blest,
As sure as have eyes 10 read
II does not say "take interest,""
do not like 10 hear him pray
On bended knees about an hour
For grace Alright to spend the day,
Who knows his neighbor hasno nour;
I'D rather see him 60 TO mill
And buy the luckess brotner nread,
And see his children eat their fill,
And laugh beneath their humble shed.
do not like TO hear him pray.
"Let blessings on the widow be"
Who never seeks her home 10 say,
"lf want o'ertakes you come 10 me-"
hate the prayer, so loud and long,
That's offered for the orphan veal,
By him who sees him crushed BY wrong,
And only with the lips doth feel.
do not like to hear her pray,
With jewclled ear and slken dress,
Whose washerwoman tolls all day,
And then Is asked 70 "work Tor less.
Such pious shayers desplse;
With folded hands and face demure,
They llft TO Heaven their "angei eyes,"
Then steal the earnings Of the poor!
do not like such souIless prayers;
If wrong, hope TO be forgiven;
No angels wing them upward bears.
They're lost million miles from Heaven.
cannot like long prayers to hear,
And studied from the lips depart;
Our Father bends ready ear,
Let words be feg-he hears the heart.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08

pHr The demand of the American rail-
roads for steel rails, ties, axles and crossings
and other similar materials, is increasing
rapidly, and steel for this purpose is now
considered a necessity by our first engineers.
The steel, it is found, wears twenty times
as lone as the iron rail, while the Ties and
ax1es TAT exceed Iron 10 strength and dura
bility, and, most important of all, in safety
The Pennsylvania Railroad has contracted
for 4 900 tons of steel rails, and the Phia
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road for 10000 tons. The prime cost of
steel rail is about so per cent. above the
cost of iron rail- 1t is the purpose of the
companies mentioned to substitute steel rails
for the iron ones now 10 use on the sections
of their respective roads requiring repairs.
They have determined never to relay their
roads with iron rails.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08
The PRIVILEGE OF FREEDOM -Thre


The PRIVILEGE OF FREEDOM Three
negroes stole bog from the plantation Of
DR.. M, about fifteen miles from Madison.
Fla. They were apprehended, duly tried,
convicted and sentenced to ak months i'm,
prisonment. On hearing the sentence they
all looked somewhat blank; but, after a
short conference amongst themselves, one Of
them, who acted as spokesman, said to the
Office, .nMsssa judge, sposen We take de ole
fash'n whippin an be let 60. How dat do?
The good nstured official, smiling, replied
that he had no authority to order whip
ping, nor had he any one to lay it on if he
did commute the punishment. "But massa
judge" said the aspirant for stripes, "spo,
sen We gets somebody to Go de whippen,
how den ?" "Very we'll, replied bis honor,
"If you prefer the whipping, and employ
some one to lay iton we'll, have no objec'
ton, and will let you of from the punish
ment." A colored friend, at their request,
after some search, engaged neighboring
overseer to do the whipping. When the
men were tied preparatory to their Eeceiv
ing the preferred punishment and the ope-
rator was about to begin, he said, "Look
here, boys, I can't waste my time and
strength for nothing; I amt agoin to whip
you unless I'M paid for it." "Well," mas.
sa," said the spokesman. Chow much you
ax?" "Three dollars and half head" "
be replied, "and not cent less" Cash
was rather scarce with the culprits. But
with the scrapings Of their pockets, supple
mented with what their .colorsd friends
lent them, the requisite sum Of ten DOL
lars aud fifty cents was made up, and the
whipping was fully and faithfully admin
stered-thsy got the full worth of their
money. Nevertheless, like man every
where, disconteuted with epjoyments even
under bis own chosen conditions, their elo-
queut spokesman again thus delivered him
self "Massa judge, dis am hard case ;
time use to been when We could get prop.
er whippin for muffin, but dey free US aud
now we can't get whippen wid out payin
for eui. Massa judge, l wish dey would
make US as We usen be !'' F.
1LaurenSuiNe Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08

TERRIBLE AND SWIFT JUsTICE.-A few
days since, Mrs Heady, who lives in Union
county, Kentucky, sold her land and receiv.
ed some eight. hundred or thousand dol
lars in cash A day or two after she had
received the money, a travelling stranger
called late in the evening and desired to get
lodging for the night. The lady declined,
but the stranger insisted, and Mrs. Heady
consented to let him remain over night.
At the usual hour of retiring, the stran.
ger proceeded up stairs to bed Late in the
night he was aroused by the lady of the
house, who told him that there were three
or four persons trying to break into the
house, and she believed they were robbers,
who had come there for the purpose of rob-
bing her of her money.
The stranger arose, seized his pistol, told
her to go down stairs aud open the door and
get behind it as she openedit, and he would
defend her. Placing himself so that he
could distinctly see by the light Of the door
when one entered, be gave the word, the
lady opened the door, and in rushed man,
who no sooner placed his foot on the door
sill than be fell dead from bullet from the
strangers pistol.
A second man rushed in and fell dead BY
second shot. The third appeared and was
severely wounded by the third shot,, and
turned and run off, leaving trace of blood
behind him.
The men who had been killed were black
ed, and when the blacking had been wash
ed off their faces, Mrs. Heady recognized
with horror her own sou-in-law as one of the
men, and the other was near ueighbor
and friend.
It was believed that the wounded man
was her own son. We did not learn the
names of the parties killed, nor that of the
stranger who so providentially appeared to
save the old lady her money, and perhaps
her life.-0,oensboro (Ky.,) Aonit0r.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08

loaded gun, and fired, killing his father out
right. The boy is said to have been Sc
riously injured by the cut given by his IA
ther.
A more sharp rebuke has seldom been
given than this, to the practice of iutoxica'
tion and the neglect of family discipline
Seldom has the peace of an entire family
been more thoroughly destroyed than in
this case.-Raleigh Sentinel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08
In THE. COURT OF ORDINARY,
YORK DISTRICT.
Partition Of Real Estate.

R. l.. Lindsay, Applicant u.s. John Doster, Elizabeth Dos
ter, William Doster James Black and wife, Jane; Ellen
Doster, Snah Dosier Robert Doster and Lawrence Dos
ter children of Martha Doster deceased Alcester Doster
John w. Doster, Mary C. Doster Margaret A. Doster,
e. b. Doster, Felix Doster, Albert Doster, and Ran
doph Doster children OF George Doster, deceased; g.
w. Roblsop w. T.. Robson, z. D. Robson, John Robi-
son. Mildred Robson, Robert r. Robson (who has since
died leaving his heiratlaw, his father, Clark Robi
son. his brothers and sisters herein named David s.
Russell, and wife, Margaret E.; William brennan and
wife, Martha: children OF Margaret A. Robson, fomary
Margaret A. Doser, hers-ataw Of Enoch Doster, de-
ceased.
lappearing my satisfaction that John Doser, Elizabeth
Doster, William Doster James Black and wife, Jane; ana
W. E. Robson, defendants In above stated case, reside
without this State, II s therefore, ordered that ey 90 a
pear and object 10 the division or sale of the real estate Of
Enoch Dosle deceased before the 9h day OF APRIL
1866, or their consent viii be entered OF record.
J. A. BROWN, o. Y. D.
Janu,rv4 ~ 3m
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his ne with nea,ness and Dispatch and at prices current
here thirty years ago.
TIME KEEPERS of all kinds and escapemen,s, which
are of the better qualities; and when thoroughly REPAIR
ED by the subscriber, will be WARRANTED In all his
WORK for their good performances for the space of ONE
YEAR, II well used and their ownership remain unchan-
ged. TERas-CASH, OR BARTER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08

MAsoNRY-It numbers to day, within
its secret pale, more adult males than all
the religious organizations on the face of
the earth. 1t is as wide spread as humaui.
ty, as universal as human language. "The
Jew, before the altar on the sacred mount,
the Pasee, in bis alteration of the sun-the
Mussulman, bowing to the East in prayer
the Greek, before the shrine of his divinity
the Christian, 10 deVout faith at the foot
of the Cross, all alike know and understand
its mystic language" Kings, princes and
potentates of the earth have heheld with
awe its hieroglyphic light, and have been
proud to wear its mystic emblems. 1t is
more powerful than Kingdoms, principalities
and powers, and in ages to come will be
blessing and a protection to unuumbered
millions.-[ Washington Home Gazette
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10y Artemus Ward says that as Son of
Temperance he believes in temperance ho
tels-.hough as general thing they sell
poorer liquors than the other sort.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08

SECRET OF MAGIC Robert Houdou
concludes his memories with chapter of
Arab miracles, which he explained. The
Aissaona eat pounded glass. Houdon poun-
dered some for himself and ate it, and be
AYERS that bis appetite for his dinner was
improved by the same. They walk on red
hot iron with bare feet, and pass their
tongues over white hot plates Of iron. Prof.
Sementrici discovered that by rubbing into
the skin solution of alum evaporated to.a
spopgy state, it was rendered insensible to
red hot iron. He rubbed himself with soap,
and found that even the hair did not burn.
He rubbed the alum into his tongue, and
Tapped the glowing metallic surface without
pain. Houdon himself then tried passing
his hands,, slightly dampened, through a
stream of melted iron, and found as others
have done, that it left no soar on him.
An English conjuror used to thrust
sword through his body, shove knife up
either nostrll to the handle, and thus spit
ted, sing song. Houdon bought the Sc
cret of the invulnerable, and now divulges
it. The performer was very thin. With
waist-belt he strapped bis tender pauDch
tight down upon the ver,ebral column,
substituted a card board stomach for the
compressed part, covered all with hesh-col-
ored tights between the true and false ab-
domen he fastened q scabbard, covered the
apertures on the sides with rosettes, placed
q sponge filled with red liquid in the scab-
bard, aud there thrust bis sword, which
nil -iN4-.,--1l--1r--
course. The pug-nosed mouutebank en-,
joyed physical conformation which per-
mitted the delicate and frightful perfor-
nance.
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MOREOVER

sILVERING by luna cornea, and PLATING with sll
ver and GLIDING with Gold, together with LAQUERINC
on Metals, will be done by the subscriber.
TERAs-CASH, OR BARTER.
October 10 96 IF
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a GA T NJ .

ALL small Cutlery, Surgical instruments, Metallic VIII
ling Pens, &C., &C., will be GROUND, POLISHED, or
otherwise put In good WORKING ORDER by the subsc-
Der. TeRNs-CAsH, OR BARTER.
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YET AGAIN.

SOME matters required will be MADE, and Surveyors
Compasses will he REPAIRED, and their Needles MAG
NETIZED, together with other Mathematical Instr
ments made and repaired BY the subscriber
TERas-CASII, OR BARTER. .
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AN OLD BUSINESS RESUMED.
THE Subscriber hereby

THE Subscriber hereby
informs the PUBLIC,
that he has resumed his
old business of CLOCK
and WATCH MAKING,
together with the repair
Ing OF JEWELRY, and
the Engraving Of DE-
SIGNS on METALS, at
his place on CONGRESS
Street, No. Is; Yorkvllle,
=. C. He Is fully pre-
parcd TO do all things i'm
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i PROPOSE to revive the publication Of this Journal,
IT Columbia s. c., mail communications have
restored and the necessary arrangements be
made. CHARLES p. PELHAM.
Fovember 20 90 #
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mond general order forblddlng CIVIL ON
GERS to attempt to execute the provisions of
the Vagraut act lately passed BY the Vir-
giuia Legislature. He says that the result
of this law, if enforced, would be to reduce
the freedmen to condition of slavery
worse than that from which they have been
released.
- The old proverb that "many true
word is spoken in jest" was forcibly illus
trated a few Sundays since. A minister
gave out as the morning lesson the fourth
section of the one hundred and nineteenth
Psalm, and while the congregation were
looking outthe place in their bibles, he took
out his null, and seiziug hasty pinch with
finger and thumb, regaed his nose with the
snuff; be then began the lesson, "My soul
cleaveth unto the dust" The litter that
rang round the church, and the confusion
of the poor man, showed tha. the cougrega-
ton had felt the Psalnist's "piuch."
"A Richmond paper states that among
the untraceable rumors of the week, is the
proposed early retirement from the position
of managing editor of the New York Her.
aid, of Mr.. Hudseu, who has occupied that
position for number of years. Failing
health is assigned as the reason Mr. Fl.
is considered one of our best, if not the best
newspaper man in the city, and the Heralds
pecuuiary success is mainly owing to his
capable management, which even the indis.
cretions of the proprietor have not been
able to ocouuteract MIR. Putnam, the 6nan-
cial editor of the Herald, and Stephen R.
Fiske, dramatist, and present conductor of
the Leader, are spoken of as bis successors.
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PROSPECTUS OF
"The North Carolina Guardian" i"

"The North Carolina Guardian"
The undersigned will issue, commencing the first day
OF January, 1866, In the city Of Charlotte ~ e., daily
and trl-weeky newspaper under the style and title OF
The NORTH CAROLINA GUARDIAN,
which shall be devoted especially the dissemination Of
the latest and the guarding with eagle eye, the In
of the State under the CONSTITUTIONS and In conform
ity with the laws OF the United States.
There will also be Issued, from the Office weekly
paper under the style and title Of
THE CATAWBA WATCHMAN."
The terms for the DAILY GUARDIAN will be, for one
year, 81; six months, 81; three months S250 any less
ihs Fl per month.
The TRl- WEEKLY GUARDIAN will be supplied to
Subscribers IS ior twrlve months 50 for six months
S5 or three months and 10 cents per month for any less
time.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Ordinary advertisements, occupying more than ten
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publications seventy ave for the first insertion and
fifty each subsequent insertion Larger adver-
tsemens In eXaet proportion. Liberal discounts Will De
made for contract advertising.
THE WEEKLY WATCHMAN
will be furnished to subscribers at s. per annum single
copy and club OF five for 81 so 10 club Of ten for
S2 so; and to club Of twenty for s0 with an extra
copy to the getter up Of clubs.
All orders should be addressed to
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Editor and Proprietor 'Guardan,"
Charlotte, N: G.
December il IS If.
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Har 1t is asserted that not less than $780,
900 of counterfeit one hundred dollar Uni
ted States Treasury notes are at present in
circulation. They are so we'll executed as
almost to defy detection.