Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-07-12
Wagsiae Gatheritsgs.

well nang up ner noole.
- The Norfolk Old Dominion classifes
the political parties in Virginia as National
Union men and ancient Democrats.
Long words, like long dresses, frequent
ly hide something wrong about the under
standing.
Stuff your pockets with mackerel, and
imagine yourself whale, and you are a
hopeful member of the Goldfish aristocracy.
Toby, what did the Israelites do when
they crossed the Red Scar Il Don't know,
mann, but I guess they dried themselves.
Gov. Swami, of Maryland, declines
calling an extra session of the Legislature,
to act upon the constitutional amendment.
"Can you tell me, sir, how to find the
SheriH's Officer" eyes, sir; every time
you earn five dollars spend ten"
"A Richmond correspondent Of the New
York News says that Mr.. Davis has been
seriously annoyed by the publication Of DR..
Craven's book.
"A sentimental old bachelor says wo-
mans heart is the "sweetest" thing in the
world in fact, perfect honey.comb-full
of SELLS Be ware.
- The Louisville Courier announces the
arrival in that city Of Gen. E. Kirby Smith,
and says he is Gas knightly gentleman as
lives"
A missionary asked an Indian. "How
do you know there is God 7" Pointing
to footsteps in the sand, the savage answer
ed, "How do you know that men have been
here" .>..-.
Camden District, South Carolina lost
by Sherman's army, 100 gold watches, be.
sides pecks Of silver spoons, forks, &c.
These gold watches are to-day scattered
through the whole North.
-"Ah!" said conceited young parson,
1 "have this afternoon been preaching to a
congregation of asses" "Then that was
the reason you called them 6eloved breth.
err.." replied strong.miuded lady.
Lieut.. General Grant has been elected
second Vice. President of the Washington
National Monument society, vice Lieut..
General Scott, deceased, and has accepted
the position.
A widower With seven children recent.
ly married in Western New York widow
with five. Each had concealed from the
other the fact of the offspring, and the dis.
covery made pleasant episode.
- Mr.. Merryman Lathrop says, when he
went on the steamer to California, they
kept the chickens in the hatchway, the beef
in the bullworks near the steerage and
when they run out of eggs, the ship lay
too.
- The Editor of the La Cross (Wiscon-
sin) "Democra" gives hisidea of Washing
ton life, in these words: "WashiDgton is
full of young drunkards, dust, frail women,
spectators, niggerr, lice,,, ofioe-seesers and
thieves"
-sI Isn't it strange asked a friend the
other day, 'that Sir Isaac Newton should
ever have INDUCED in clownish freaks p
when did be p we inquired. why, when
he was dividing the rays of lights, to be
sure, for wasn't that cutting up shines p
The following advertisement recently
appeared in daily paper: "A young lady
who has received good education, can read
and write, and is versed in geography, his
tory, music, dancing and elementary math.
ematatics, wishes a situation in respecta-
table family as washer and ironer.'
The post mortem examination of little
girl, aged seven years, who died in Bethle-
hem, Connecticut, revealed the fact that
her death was caused by PARTICLES which
had been bitten from her finger nails. They
were swallowed, and sticking into the sides
or her stomach caused alterations, and death
ensued.
"A colored barber of St. Louis has been
compelled to 90 into court to prove that he
was not member of the Tennessee Seces-
sion Convention, nor captain in the rebel
army. A white namesake of his had enjoy
ed these experiences and the authorities
finding some property in Topeka, Kansas,
which belonged to the colored Dromio, at
tempted to oonfscate it.
- Some idea of the amount which the
cotton planters will have to pay under the
proposed impost on that staple, may be
formed from the fact that the two cent in
ternal revenue tax on cotton, has realized
the following sums, in Georgia, from Au-
gust last up to the end of May Macon
District, 100000; Augusta District,
81, 100000; Savannah District, $3.50, 900 ;
Atlanta District, $2SO,OO0; total of 49,.
100000 in nine months.
The Raleigh Sentenel corrects the cur
rent reports of the enormous cost of the Gee
trial, and says the entire cost to the Gov.
ernment will not exceed $4,000. The
burden falls far heaviest on Major Gee,
who, though his innocence has been proved,
has endured a protracted and most barba-
rous imprisonment, and subjected to heavy
charges for his defence. To aid in the lat
ter, the ladies of Florida sent him 50, 300,
which he acknowledges in very touching
letter.
The Mayor of Columbus, Mississippi,