Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-01-11
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BYJAs. WOOD DAVIDSON

.BY:JAs. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. S. g. JANUARY 8. 1885.
Greeting.
Five years ago we made our adieus to
the Readers of the Enquirer. The war.
cloud was already visible above our hori-
zon; aud the storm was gathering apace
Since then the tempest Of terrible war
has thupdered. over our heads -Athe storm OF
slaughter has desolated our land-a hurri.
.cane,of hell has swept across the continent.
Many Of our brightest and best have
gone down. Many who, five years ago, read
with MS here, have fallen some on our own
soil, but most in distant States. They were
needed of God, and have gone at his SUM
mons. We can only sag: aThy will be
done 4" and teach our hearts to feel il as
soon as possible. ss.s.2 z " = ~ Is. ~, -.
a new order of things prevails. AZ new
state of society obtains. Settled principles
of ages have been subvefted. This may
be better; or may be worse. Which Of
the two, it is idle to discuss; and it ia
worse tbap idle to repine. -.
Verify, ,ss'
| .sMany the changes.
| : Since last we met - g.
vet all these mutations have not affected
each individuals relations to life and to bis
fellow man. l.
"Do your duty, leave the restto Heaven
is the sums of all human philosophy now, as
heretofore. Cousin sums up the aif Of
human life-in these two words-Duty and
Hope. 80. -. - ;.$ 5S.ls
When an earthquake desolates q city or
eleyates am island, we are irresponsible for
these consequences if We keep clearly in
our hearth the rule Of duty, and. keep light
ed in our souls the fame Of hope. Z,
We have just had an earthquake. Il
Let us go to work again, With hope.
Work is the main thing, however. If We
win york like good men, hope will follow
as q legitimate consequences sz:
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Columbia. 81
This city is doing all it can to rise from
| its ashes. There are fifteen stores mofe
tor less--nov open npon Main Street; and
there are perhapa fifty others in some stage
of rebuilding. The greater part Of the
business is; done on Plain and Assembly
Streets; some, ON Gefyais bridge Street;
some, On nearly every other street in Co
lumbis Business is scattered. Men got
houses wherever they eould-using kitch.
ems, stables, carriage. houses, snegroshouses,
and all other kinds Of houses, for stores and
offices. Many little shanties we're knocked
up, hastily and at small cost, for Temporary
use,. These are beginning to give way to
better establishments as fast as revising
trade puts means in'the hands Of business
men. Our city will rise yet. We have
hut to Work and Hope. S.lgsE55z
The Railroads. f -: e q s,s;3 Sc s, s. Z Z
The road to Charleston is q SLOW affsir.-
| The track is new completed to within about
\ f0nr mlleS OI OOiumuia.- 1uS caIs Tun "
Hampton's Turn Out; little over four
miles by the track, bnt about seven miIssb By
1 the hack route. Every few days We hear
that the road will be finished in avery few
days but time rolls on, while the cars do
not. Alittle bridge is now the point at
which the pause occurs. We2re constant.
ly hearing that Mr.. PEAKE is just organ.
izing a new force of hands, and that he lis
going to push the work right through.
The freedmen do not appear to organize
with much aIacrity, especially during the
Christmas holidays. We presume, how.
ever, now, that the holidays have passed,
Mt, PEAKE viii meet with better success
than heretofore; and we presume that IN 4
short time (again) perhaps IN asweek
Ethe road actually will be finished to Golum-
bia. -. 5. 1-sszlS5s. -.yssg5.5s - :
The Greenville road is inrunning order
up to Little River J. and cars are running
| over it, engaged, we presume, in the work
of repairs principally. They run down,
from GreenvilIe to Hopes Station, jnst
above the Broad River Bridge at Alston.
This road, as also the Charlotte road;
is waiting on the s. G. R. B., iu order to
get iron to finish. . 5,:s ~ y
The Charlotte road sis.in the neighbor-
hood of Ridgeway -about ten miles below
Winnsbofo. They move slowly, but keep
at work. When the s. G. R. R5 sbsll be,
finished, this road will go to work at both
ends of the. gap, and can soon be finished.
Books.
NApoLEoN's History Of Julius Cesar is
being published in America by the HAR.
pERs. The first volume is in the Columbia
book k:markst; and volume second is said to
be in type.
a Life Of SToNEWALL JACKSON, by
JOHN EsTEN GooKE, of Virgins, is in.
press of APPLETON q Co. -
We have two bookstores in Columbia
Messss TOWNSHIPS & NORTH, and z. B.''
GLASS & Co. a&a :;
MERE-MENTIoN.
Ex. President BUCHANAN has joined the