Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08
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"A wsg having married girl named
Church, says he has enjoyed more hsppi
ness since he joined the Church than be
ever did before.
The people of Columbus, Georgia,
propose raising subscriptions for the purpose
of erecting monument to the memory OF
the Confederate officers and privates from
that city who fell in the late war.
The editor of country paper says
that he felt called upon to publish father
Lewis sermon on the "Iocality Of He'll, y
as it was q question in which nearly all its
readers were deeply interested.
- In Alabama, this week, . law goes
into effect prohibiting any person ofooio'
from owning or carrying firearms, under a
penalty of three months imprisonment and
800 fine. =
"A despatch from Washington states
that the reconstruction committee. of fifteen
have agreed to report in favor of a constitu-
tionsl amendment allowing Congress to reg
ulase the elective franchise within the States.
There il child in Staunton, Virgin
10, seven weeks old, which weighs only one
pound and half. When born il could be
put in tea cup, and then weighed only
half pound. The little Lilhputian is ''do-
ing WELL"
The few warm days about the mid
die Of the month appeared to greatly enliv-
en- the growing wheat. ft=looks very green
and healthy. The prospect now isfavorable
for fine crop next summer.-Asheoslte
Ne1cs
We learn from the Rome (Ga) Cou.
rser, that last week box was received by
express at that place, directed to Bill Arp,
from his ."admirers in st. Louis, Mo-" The
boz contained quite large and rich assors-
ment of dry goods and groceries, for family
use, and luxuries.
- General Grant expresses the opinion
that the necessities of maintaiDg large mil
itary force in the South no longer exists,
and while he desires to keep there an army
sufficient to quell all outbreaks that may CO.
cur, be believes that material reductions can
be made with safety.
The Washington National lntelli-
gencer, learns that an order from the War
Department., counternanding the muster
out of certain troops in Virginia, was in
turn countermanded by the President, who
has directed in turn that the troops in ques-
ton be mustered out.
Letters from influential conservatives
in the New England States are pouring in.
to the city, urging their Senators and Rep
resentatives to avoid rupture with the Ex-
ecutive, and to abide, as far as possible, by
the policy he has seen fit to mark out for
the restoration Of the Union.
- The special correspondent of the
Louisville (Ky.) Courier, telegraphing from
Washington on the 18th ult., says: South
ern members are fully recognized by the
Executive Departments of the Government.
They have the franking privilege, and are
notified to appoint to Fill the vacancies in
the regular army.
- Governor Aiken, of S. G., is in Wash
ington. He says the negros are doing moth
ing, and new crops are likely to be failure
unless something is done to compel the ne:
groes to work. He has been appointed to
lay the matter before the President and
General Grant, and see if some means can.
not be devised to remedy the difficulty.
- The jackson (Miss. } Standard says:
owe heard freedman, few days since,
object, to entering into q contract with q
planter in this County, because the latter
would not allow him in the summer months,
in the daytime, two hours for sleep, besides
the usual dinner hour" That dsrkey was
fond of his nap.
The Kentucky Senate, on the 18th
instant, passed bill to incorporate bank
in the City of Louisville, to be controlled by
free colored citizens. The bank is prohibi.
ted from having any connect: IN with the
Freedman's Bureau, and forbids the elec-
ton of any person as an officer of the insti-
tuition who has ever lived in Boston.
- 1t is stated that the Government has
concluded to garrison the forts and protect
the routes Oh the plains with colored troops,
of whom at least three full regiments will
shortly be dispatched to the Indian country.
The intention is to afford entire security to
travellers and caravans, and put final stop
to the depredatiops of the savages.
-- During the year 1865 about l25, ,O0O,-
600 letters passed through the Postofice Of
the city of New York The amount of post
age on both letters and papers was 81, ,72E.
57940; amount received for box rents,
$67, 1858; expense of office, $3.50, ,79l.-
II; profit to the government over expenses,
Sl,503, 3,17422.
- A new hotel has been opened recent
In In u-Q-ie~.a,-uhieA-.~i
nor desires the patronage of Northerners
An army officer who found that be could
not secure the attendance of walters COM
planned at the Office, and was told bluutly
that the servants had orders not to wait on
such as be.
-Tbe grim death is expected in Jew
York the last of March. 1t has already
attacked the West Indies, and advices pub
lished from Guadaloupe state that the chol-
era is making such havoc there that it is
feared the whole population will be swept
away. Many citizens of New York are pre-