Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
A Noble DAYS Work.

A Noble Days Work.
On Monday of last week, the people of Rich.
mond, Va turned out en- masse, by preVi.
Gus appointment, to repair the neglected
graves of the Confederate dead inferred at
Hollywood Cemetery. More than 5000
graves were reDovated-mauy of them so
much sunken that they were scarcely dis.
tinguishabe. We learn from the Rich.
mond papers that each grave was newly
mounded, the spaces intervening between
them levelled and cleaned out, and the walks
cleaned of rubbish and leVeled. Seventeen
military organizations were represented,
and the large working force continued their
pious labors. From the long report of the
Richmond Times we extract the follow.
ing:
"The work begun with pious zeal was
prosecuted with such enthusiastic and we'll
directed energy, that before the shades OF
evening descended, more than two-thirds
of the vast task was accomplished. Never
did the Army of Northern Virginia, in the
hour of greatest peril, WELD the spade and
shovel with sturdier will or with more ef-
feet than these ex-Confederate soldiers.
Never before has the cemetery presented so
busy a scene, and more suggestive of re-
Election. Here, in close proximity, were
comrades in.arms who had fought side by
side Oh many battle field. Some were
living; many were dead. The hundreds
that were visible, full Of youth and life and
vigor, were adorning and doing honor to the
thousands that, hidden beneath the sod,
slept the sleep that knows no waking on
this earth. The scene, and the memories
and reflections it evoked, will never be for.
gotten by those who bore part in the days
proceedings"
Thursday last was appointed by the La.
dies Memorial Association of Richmond to
decorate the renovated graves with flowers
A pleasing feature in the proceedings was
that two United States soldiers present on
the occasion worked with zeal in the resto-
ration of the graves.
TROUBLES OF A NOTED WoMAN.--The
New York papers give sad account OF the
fate of the once celebrated Mrs. Eaton,
whose influence, 10 the days of Andrew
Jackson, was sufficient to cause rupture
in his Cabinet, and to produce alienation of
kindly relations between Jackson and Mr..
Calhoun, aud other members of his Cabinet,
which materially altered the prospects for
life of half dozen eminent statesmen.
Mrs. Eaton has for many years resided in
New York, in the possession and enjoyment
of fortune of 100000. There resided
with her two grandchildren. one of whom
was young woman of great personal at
fractions 1t was the misfortune of this girl
to form the acquaintance of needy Italian
dancing. master, who, ingratiatiDg himself
with the young woman, was received upon
an intimate footing in The family of Mrs
Eaton. Ascertaining that the grandmother
was lady of large fortune, he paid his ad'
dresses to Mrs Eaton, with so much success
that she became his wife, and placed her
whole fortune in his hands. He then sue.
ceeded in winning the affections of the
grand daughter, and having converted the
whole of Mrs Eaton's fortune into ex-
change, he fed to Europe last week with
the and-daughter, leaving letter, in
which he coolly informs his impoverished
wife that if she will "keep quiet" he will
allow her twenty dollars "a week for the
rest of her life" As the provisions of no
extraditiou treaty reach this Infamous case,
the wretch will escape punishment.
MUST THEY STARvE?-The Commits
sioners of the Poor for Pckens District,
publish statement in the Courier, that
there are not less than eight hundred .tanat.
lies, and, allowing FIVE to each family, we
have population Of at least four thousand
in that District on the eve of Starvation
Of these, at least two thousand are widows
and orphans, almost entirely helpless, and
made 80 by the misfortunes of war Some
of the others are returned soldiers who reach
ed home last year too late 10 make anything
like full crop and, almost all, without
the present means Of buying food.
bB- At Wellsburg, St. Charles county,
Mo-, colt was born having but one eye,
and that was in the centre of the fore
head it was large white eye, with black
heart in the centre. 1t had no nose, and
the mouth and chin the same as a man,
with beard Oh its chin. The jaws work
ed exactly like mans The body, legs and
tail are perfectly like horse, and it is three
feet six inches tall 1t is regarded as "the
wonder of the age" and large crowds from
the country round 60 to see it.
The New FIVE CENT PIECE.-The new
i've cent piece is to be of the same size as
the three dollar gold coin. Fifty pieces laid