Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-09
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The Richmond papers report an unmis'
taxable and fatalcase of cholera in that city
on Sunday last.
- Germany, with population Of 46,OOO,.
600, contains al insane asylums. The
number of inmates is IL, $50. o..
Fred Douglas, who lives in Rochester,
N. Y, reported an income of IS, l75 for
1865. ..'
New Hampshire vii! send delegation
from both the Democratic and Republican
parties to the Philadelphia Convention.
An English physician says two children
to each married couple is now the average
in all large cities.
The first bushel of wheat grown in Min.
resota was grown in 1929. Last year the
crop was estimated ct 10000, 900 bushels,
and this year at 100000 bushels.
- Information of . character which can
not be doubted, has been received in off.
cial circles, that Napoleon has agreed to
disbaud twenty thousand French troops in
Mexico to allow them to enlist in Msximil-
ian's foreign legion.
We honor the Southern ladies for beau.
tifyiug the graves. of their heroes who per.
ished 10 the war. Terribly mistaken as all
those heroes were, We remember hundreds
of them over whose mouldering dust We
woald gladly plant flowers with our own
hands Louisville Journal
The Nashville Union has the following
els it possible" asked country visitor,
"that forty-three radicals can pass the con-
stitutioual amendment" We can only re-
ply, with the lights before us, "that forty
three radicals can pass anything-but a
grog-shop" ..
We are requested to contradict the
statement telegraphed over the country that
the National Convention of Fire Under
writers, recently in session in this city,
passed resolution advancing the rates of
premium on insurance ten per cent. No
such action was taken by the Convention
Neao York Post.
The Petersburg (Va.) Erpress says {:
"It is said that Howell Cobb has recently
come out in favor of granting suffrage to
the negroes and then electing them to Con-
gress to occupy seats with the Northern
Radicals. He will commence early this
month to stump the State in favor of this
theory and President johnson.
"A ragged old man was recently arrested
in St. Joseph, Mo, on the charge of va
granoy, and on examining his person, full
half bushel of filthy old rags were taken
from about his waist, AMI wrapped 10 rags
was concealed 1924, so in coin and 1929 in
currency. The>old man declared that some
of the coin had been in his possession for
forty years
"A dandy negro from Chicago was arres.
ted last Thursday in Mobile for swindling
negroes BY means of a new variety of the
drop game He had shot bag nearly full
of new copper or brass coin, somewhat re.
sembling ten dollar gold pieces. His game
was to pretend to find it on the street, and
to sell it, or portion thereof, to some un.
sophisticated negro for greenbacks. He
was arrested in his first attempt.
- The citizens of Warren county, N. G.,
propose to erect monument to the memory
of daughter of Gen. R. E. Lee, who died
and was buried near Jones Springs, in that
county The ceremonies incident to the
occasion will take place on the 9th August
Invitations to be present have been sent to
the General and his family, Fitzhugh and
William Henry Lee, Gen Ransom and
others.
The third twenty.inch cannon ever cast
was cast on Saturday afternoon at the Fort
Pitt cannon foundry, Pittsburg, and so far
as can at present be known, was cast sue
cessfully. Three furnaces were employed
in melting the metal, and these were fred
early 10 the morning. TIE first contained
$4,000 pounds of meta, the second 81, 900
pounds, and the third $4,000 making to-
tai, in round numbers, of l40,O pounds
of metal required for the gun.
- "Brick Pomeroy" says, "The most IN.
godly liar and the biggest 'fool liar
now alive is Parson William Gannaway
Brownlow-the shame of Tennessee-a hu.
initiating burlesque Cd the high Office of
Governor-the instigator of orime-the
consort of fellons-the ooadjutor of assas.
sins-the boon companion of murderers-
the burning scandal to religion, and the
foulest botoh on the civilization of the
country"
A grand banquet, in honor of the in.
PRODUCTION of horse flesh in Paris as an arti.
Gle Of food, took place recently at the Insti
tute. A hundred and eighty.two guests sat
down to table, and all declared that the din.
ner, Of which the principal dishes we're
formed of various parts Of the horse, was
excellent. A number of the ordinary meats
produced at a choice dinner were also served
up, but the company found the horse flesh 80
savory and agreeable that they remained
faithful to it.
of the losses by the recent terrible fire
10 Portland, the Press of that city says that
the first estimates were too low. 1t now
ototas thar ona tboueond oioht hpndro1